Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Tocqueville American Democracy

Alexis de Tocqueville was a French political historian who in 1831 with a friend visited The United States. He wrote a two-volume work: Democracy in America. Some of his insights resonate today. The first link is to a page of quotes. If you do not wish to read all the quotes, choose the second link. It zips to a quote which to me is the most relevant. - 25 quotes 1 quote If you take the link to this page, scroll down to The Future of Democracy. - Read at least this section. This final link is to a biographical Wikipedia page. - Alexis de Tocqueville Rho00174

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