Alexis de Tocqueville Quote

When none but the wealthy had watches, they were almost all very good ones; few are now made which are worth much, but everybody has one in his pocket.


Democracy in America: Part the Second: The Social Influence of Democracy (ed. 1840)


When none but the wealthy had watches, they were almost all very good ones; few are now made which are worth much, but everybody has one in his...

When none but the wealthy had watches, they were almost all very good ones; few are now made which are worth much, but everybody has one in his...

When none but the wealthy had watches, they were almost all very good ones; few are now made which are worth much, but everybody has one in his...

When none but the wealthy had watches, they were almost all very good ones; few are now made which are worth much, but everybody has one in his...