Alexis de Tocqueville
Frankly, the French have no idea of what America truly is. In Tocqueville’s Democracy in America, the caustic Frenchman describes the governmental aspects of America, as well as highlighting upon some social aspects. He states the truth, however not all of Tocqueville’s truths do not transcend time and are rendered obsolete in modern times. Tocqueville brings forth justified theories of aristocracy and democracy, but also presents obsolete prototypes of the American man and woman.Tocqueville presents a biased perspective of democracy and its relation to aristocracy. He states the simple and the obvious: “Democratic laws generally tend to promote the welfare of the greatest possible number; for they emanate from the majority of the citizens, whoa re subject to error but who cannot have an interest opposed to their own advantage” (p.101). Tocqueville simply highlights upon the truths of democracy. In an uncontrolled environment, the greatest advantages will tend to lean toward the majority. This factor results in the absence of representation among the extreme ends of the spectrum (both social and economic) and an inundation of a median perspective. Tocqueville then contrasts this with his view on the excellence in ar
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Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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