【单选题】

The author cites Alexis de Tocqueville's words at the beginning of the passage to show that ______.
A．(A) France is the most smart and distinguished nation in Europe.

B．(B) France evokes complicated and contradictory feeling by other European nations.
C．(C) France is a hazardous nation in Europe.
D．(D) France never meets with indifference from other western countries.