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Alexis-Charles-Henri Clérel de Tocqueville (July 29, 1805–April 16, 1859) was a French political thinker and historian. His most famous works are Democracy in America (appearing in two volumes: 1835 and 1840) and The Old Regime and the Revolution (1856). In both of these works, he explored the myriad and profound effects of the rising equality of social conditions on both the individual and the state in western societies.
He was born in Verneuil-sur-Seine (Île-de-France) and died in Cannes, although his family had its origins in the landed nobility of Normandy, where several places are named after his family. His work is based on his travels in the United States, Democracy in America, is frequently used in courses in 19th century United States history. An eminent representative of the liberalism political tradition, his advocacy of private charity rather than government aid to assist the poor has often been cited admiringly by conservatives and classical liberals, particularly in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Tocqueville also made an observational tour of England, producing Memoir on Pauperism. In 1841 and 1846, he traveled to Algeria. His first travel inspired his Travail sur l'Algérie, in which he criticized the French model of colonization, based on an assimilationist view, to which he preferred the British model of indirect rule, which didn't mix different populations together. He went as far as openly advocating racial segregation between the European colonists and the "Arabs" through the implementation of two different legislative systems (half a century before its effective implementation with the 1881 Indigenous code).
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Obama has taken America from democracy to slavery under socialism in 11 months. Constitution gone @jjprojects ...so much damage in 8 years.
CoachDB18 (Daryl Baker) Sun, 20 Dec 2009 00:29:59 -0000
Obama has taken America from democracy to slavery under socialism in 11 months. Constitution gone @jjprojects ...so much damage in 8 years.
RT @mrmannycan Alexis de Toqueville described this perfectly decades ago in his "Democracy in America"..he called it a "soft" tyranny.
AFPMissouri (Carl Bearden) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 23:01:21 -0000
RT @mrmannycan Alexis de Toqueville described this perfectly decades ago in his "Democracy in America"..he called it a "soft" tyranny.
@mrmannycan Alexis de Toqueville described this perfectly decades ago in his "Democracy in America"..he called it a "soft" tyranny.
emgtay (Elise G) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 23:00:24 -0000
@mrmannycan Alexis de Toqueville described this perfectly decades ago in his "Democracy in America"..he called it a "soft" tyranny.
@svendarko I have had this walking notion that we live in a Capitalistic Theocracy, and that Democracy is dead in America.
digitalsavant (Brad Fredricks) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 22:34:35 -0000
@svendarko I have had this walking notion that we live in a Capitalistic Theocracy, and that Democracy is dead in America.
The United States of America is a representational republic. We are NOT a democracy in any form. Democracy is mob rule.
Gregory_Hensley (Gregory Hensley SD.â¢) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 21:39:11 -0000
The United States of America is a representational republic. We are NOT a democracy in any form. Democracy is mob rule.
RT @GrayRiv: The People Speak (History Channel now) A history of Democracy in America #p2
Oculuris (Bill) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 20:10:30 -0000
RT @GrayRiv: The People Speak (History Channel now) A history of Democracy in America #p2
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