Pepper 150.203.227.130 11:34, 3 November 2006 (UTC) . Democracy attaches all possible value to each man; socialism makes each man a mere agent, a mere number. Book by Alexis de Tocqueville; edited by Olivier Zunz and Alan S. Kahan, p. 229, 2002. Democracy in America (1835) Alexis de Tocqueville, translated by Henry Reeve Translator's Preface. This opinion is not peculiar to a class of citizens or to a party, but it belongs to the whole nation and to every rank of society."

Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-1859) was a French historian who visited the early United States in 1831, at the age of 25, and made observations, in his book, Democracy in America (1835), still considered deep and insightful about the formation of American government. erroneous Tocqueville quote [] "It's not an endlessly expanding list of rights -- the 'right' to education, the 'right' to health care, the 'right' to food and housing. Democracy in America was published after Tocqueville's travels in the United States and is today considered an early work of sociology and political science Tocqueville was active in French politics, first under the July Monarchy (1830–48) and then during the Second Republic (1849–51) which s쳮ded the February 1848 Revolution Alexis Charles Henri Clérel, Viscount de Tocqueville (/ ˈ t oʊ k v ɪ l, ˈ t ɒ k-/; French: [alɛgzi də tɔkvil]; 29 July 1805 – 16 April 1859) was a French diplomat, political scientist and historian.He was best known for his works Democracy in America (appearing in two volumes, 1835 and 1840) and The Old Regime and the Revolution (1856). A French historian and sociologist, Alexis de Tocqueville is best known for his work, "Democracy in America," an analysis of the changes blossoming within the youthful American government and society. --Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America (New York: Vintage Books, 1945), Vol. Alexis de Tocqueville begins Democracy in America by discussing present-day conditions in his own nation, France.

Alexis-Charles-Henri Clérel de Tocqueville (July 29, 1805, Paris – April 16, 1859, Cannes) was a French political thinker and historian best known for his Democracy in America (appearing in two volumes: 1835 and 1840) and The Old Regime and the Revolution (1856). Da democracia na América (em francês, De la démocratie en Amérique) é um texto clássico de autoria de Alexis de Tocqueville lançado em 1835.Aborda os Estados Unidos dos anos 30 do século XIX, as suas virtudes e defeitos.. Alexis De Tocqueville e Gustave Beaumont, ambos aristocratas franceses, foram enviados pelo governo francês em 1831 para estudar o sistema prisional americano. 1, p. 316 "Despotism may govern without faith, but liberty cannot. ', 'Democracy extends the sphere of individual freedom, socialism restricts it. 139 Copy quote Despotism often presents itself as the repairer of all the ills suffered, the support of just rights, defender of the oppressed, and founder of order. Born in Paris in 1805, Tocqueville would visit the United States in 1830 and publish the work's two volumes over the next decade. Alexis Charles-Henri-Maurice Clérel, Viscount de Tocqueville (/ ˈ t oʊ k v ɪ l, ˈ t ɒ k-/; French: [alɛgzi də tɔkvil]; 29 July 1805 – 16 April 1859) was a French diplomat, political scientist and historian. The alleged quote "Democracy and socialism..." does not occur in "Democracy in America" The word socialism does not occur. 462 quotes from Alexis de Tocqueville: 'The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the public with the public's money.