Category: Responses to Democracy in America

These are my thoughts on Alexis de Tocqueville’s chapters, or portions of chapters, while I read through Democracy in America, which was first published in 1835.

Alexis de Tocqueville

Day 2 (p. 19 to 39): Is the tree in the seed? That is, is a people trapped by its origins, such as the more racist American South? What would this mean for aboriginal relations in Canada?

Tocqueville takes time to describe the geography of America, its native inhabitants and the situation and characteristics of its early settlers. He claims that we… Continue reading Day 2 (p. 19 to 39): Is the tree in the seed? That is, is a people trapped by its origins, such as the more racist American South? What would this mean for aboriginal relations in Canada?

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Alexis de Tocqueville

Day 1 (p. 3 to 17): According to Tocqueville, there is a “permanent tendency” for societies to become more equal. Is he right? The term “social license” sure makes him seem so.

“Amongst the novel objects that attracted my attention during my stay in the United States, nothing struck me more forcibly than the general equality of… Continue reading Day 1 (p. 3 to 17): According to Tocqueville, there is a “permanent tendency” for societies to become more equal. Is he right? The term “social license” sure makes him seem so.

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