Asservantsdonotformaseparatepeople，theyhavenohabits，prejudices，ormannerspeculiartothemselves;theyarenotremarkableforanyparticularturnofmindormoodsoffeeling。
Theyknownovicesorvirtuesoftheircondition，buttheypartakeoftheeducation，theopinions，thefeelings，thevirtues，andthevicesoftheircontemporaries;andtheyarehonestmenorscoundrelsinthesamewayastheirmastersare。
Theconditionsofservantsarenotlessequalthanthoseofmasters。Asnomarkedranksorfixedsubordinationaretobefoundamongstthem，theywillnotdisplayeitherthemeannessorthegreatnesswhichcharacterizesthearistocracyofmenialsaswellasallotheraristocracies。IneversawamanintheUnitedStateswhoremindedmeofthatclassofconfidentialservantsofwhichwestillretainareminiscenceinEurope，neitherdidI
evermeetwithsuchathingasalackey:alltracesoftheoneandoftheotherhavedisappeared。
Indemocraciesservantsarenotonlyequalamongstthemselves，butitmaybesaidthattheyareinsomesorttheequalsoftheirmasters。Thisrequiresexplanationinordertoberightlyunderstood。Atanymomentaservantmaybecomeamaster，andheaspirestorisetothatcondition:theservantisthereforenotadifferentmanfromthemaster。Whythenhastheformerarighttocommand，andwhatcompelsthelattertoobey？—