kɹˈaɪɚ lɐmˈɛntᵻd hˌaʊ ɐmˈɛɹɪkənz hæv tˈɛndᵻd tə nᵻɡlˈɛkt pɑːɹtˈɪsᵻpˌeɪɾɪŋ ɪn vˈɑːləntɚɹi ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃənz, ænd tˈɛnd tə lˈɪv æz "stɹˈeɪndʒɚz ɐpˈɑːɹt fɹʌmðə ɹˈɛst", kwˈoʊɾɪŋ tˈɑːkvɪl.
Crier lamented how Americans have tended to neglect participating in voluntary associations, and tend to live as "strangers apart from the rest", quoting Tocqueville.