“America is great because she is good,” wrote Tocqueville back in the day.
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Tocqueville, by stark contrast, does not believe that approach can prevail.
What’s At Stake In The Tocqueville/Piketty Debate|James Poulos|April 27, 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.
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Tocqueville emphasizes how American habits carry over into politics much more so than the reverse.
What’s At Stake In The Tocqueville/Piketty Debate|James Poulos|April 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Tocqueville himself wrote very cordially to my father upon the subject; and the lectures have been valued by very good judges.
The Life of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, Bart., K.C.S.I.|Sir Leslie Stephen
Corcelles, with Lanjuinais and Tocqueville on the boulevards, 48.
The Recollections of Alexis de Tocqueville|Alexis De Tocqueville
In 1833, when Tocqueville visited America, he was struck by the equal distribution of wealth and the absence of capitalists.
The Arena|Various
Tocqueville was educated for the bar, and called to it after the Restoration.
A Short History of French Literature|George Saintsbury
Vieillard speaks at the meeting for the election of Tocqueville, 123.
The Recollections of Alexis de Tocqueville|Alexis De Tocqueville
British Dictionary definitions for Tocqueville
Tocqueville
/ (ˈtəʊkvɪl, ˈtɒk-, Frenchtɔkvil) /
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)