Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy Quotes

A collection of quotes by Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy.

Alexis de Tocqueville was a French political thinker and historian, best known for his book "Democracy in America." Born in 1805, Tocqueville traveled to the United States in 1831 to study the American prison system. During his journey, he observed the democratic society and its institutions, which inspired him to write his seminal work. "Democracy in America" explored the strengths and weaknesses of democracy, analyzing its potential for both freedom and tyranny. Tocqueville's insightful observations and analysis continue to be influential in the fields of political science and sociology.

The first who attracts the eye, the first in enlightenment,

The first who attracts the eye, the first in enlightenment, in power and in happiness, is the white man, the European, man par excellence; below him appear the Negro and the Indian. These two unfortunate races have neither birth, nor face, nor language, nor mores in common; only their misfortunes look alike. Both occupy an equally inferior position in the country that they inhabit; both experience the effects of tyranny; and if their miseries are different, they can accuse the same author for them.

Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy

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