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Democracy in America Vol. I

by Alexis de TOCQUEVILLE (1805 - 1859)

Chapter XVI: Causes Mitigating Tyranny In The United States—Part I

When Tocqueville visited America in the 1830s he found a thriving democracy of a kind he had not seen anywhere else. Many of his insightful observations American society and political system, found in the two volume book he published after his visit, still remain surprisingly relevant today. (Summary by the Bookworm)

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Listen next episodes of Democracy in America Vol. I:
Chapter XVI: Causes Mitigating Tyranny In The United States—Part II , Chapter XVII: Principal Causes Maintaining The Democratic Republic—Part II , Chapter XVII: Principal Causes Maintaining The Democratic Republic—Part III , Chapter XVII: Principal Causes Maintaining The Democratic Republic—Part IV , Chapter XVIII: Future Condition Of Three Races—Part II , Chapter XVIII: Future Condition Of Three Races—Part III , Chapter XVIII: Future Condition Of Three Races—Part IV , Chapter XVIII: Future Condition Of Three Races—Part V , Chapter XVIII: Future Condition Of Three Races—Part VI , Chapter XVIII: Future Condition Of Three Races—Part VII , Chapter XVIII: Future Condition Of Three Races—Part VIII , Chapter XVIII: Future Condition Of Three Races—Part IX , Chapter XVIII: Future Condition Of Three Races—Part X , Chapter XI: Liberty Of The Press In The United States - French original text , Chapter XVII: Principal Causes Maintaining The Democratic Republic—Part I , Chapter XVIII: Future Condition Of Three Races In The United States—Part I , Conclusion