Tocqueville

[ tohk-vil, tok-; French tawk-veel ]

/ ˈtoʊk vɪl, ˈtɒk-; French tɔkˈvil /

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noun

A·lex·is Charles Hen·ri Mau·rice Clé·rel de

[a-lek-see -sharl ahn-ree maw-rees kley-rel duh], /a lɛkˈsi ˈʃarl ɑ̃ˈri mɔˈris kleɪˈrɛl də/, 1805–59, French statesman and author.

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How to use Tocqueville in a sentence

Americans’ passion for equality is so intense, Tocqueville said, that they are prepared to sacrifice everything else in its pursuit, including freedom.
The search for balance among four Americas|William Galston|June 11, 2021|Washington Post
While Whitman worshiped equality, Tocqueville worried about it.
The search for balance among four Americas|William Galston|June 11, 2021|Washington Post
“America is great because she is good,” wrote Tocqueville back in the day.
After Torture Report, Our Moral Authority As a Nation Is Gone|Nick Gillespie|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In America,” de Tocqueville noted, “land costs little, and anyone can become a landowner.
In the Future We'll All Be Renters: America's Disappearing Middle Class|Joel Kotkin|August 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST

And you quote de Tocqueville at the front of your book, “Every American is eaten up with a longing to rise.”
When New York City Hit Its Stride|Allen Barra|July 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And if Tocqueville is right, then Piketty is mistaken, despite the impressive scope and sophistication of his work.
What’s At Stake In The Tocqueville/Piketty Debate|James Poulos|April 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This is why Tocqueville puts such a stress on the perils of patronage.
What’s At Stake In The Tocqueville/Piketty Debate|James Poulos|April 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The penetrating mind of Tocqueville, I believe, was the first to perceive as much.
Introduction to the Science of Sociology|Robert E. Park
It was de Tocqueville, I think, who first called attention to the "tyranny of the majority" in democratic America.
The Behavior of Crowds|Everett Dean Martin
And de Tocqueville wrote long before crowd-thinking had reached anything like the development we see at present.
The Behavior of Crowds|Everett Dean Martin
No wonder de Tocqueville said he found less freedom of opinion in America than elsewhere.
The Behavior of Crowds|Everett Dean Martin
When De Tocqueville wrote, there were only three or four cities with a population over 100,000.
Satan's Invisible World Displayed or, Despairing Democracy|W. T. Stead

British Dictionary definitions for Tocqueville

Tocqueville

/ (ˈtəʊkvɪl, ˈtɒk-, French tɔkvil) /

noun

Alexis Charles Henri Maurice Clérel de (alɛksi ʃarl ɑ̃ri mɔris klerɛl də). 1805–59, French politician and political writer. His chief works are De la Démocratie en Amérique (1835–40) and L'Ancien régime et la révolution (1856)

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