Democracy in America
Americannoun
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The best critic of liberal individualism is Tocqueville in Democracy in America.
From Slate • May 16, 2026
In his classic "Democracy in America," Alexis de Tocqueville noted, in a way that very much speaks to us today:
From Salon • Jun. 30, 2020
There is a copy of the influential, Democracy in America, by the French political scientist Alexis de Tocqueville, who inscribed volumes three and four - published in 1840 - "in friendship" to "John Mill".
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2018
He feared what he called, in the second volume of his masterwork, Democracy in America, an “aristocracy created by business”.
From The Guardian • Sep. 12, 2016
Alexis de Tocqueville is famous for his seminal book Democracy in America, but what is less well known is his original purpose in coming to the United States.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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