This is a free read if you are registered or go to bugmenot. Basic thesis is that de Tocqueville would still recognize America today as similar to what he observed in the 1830s. The article points out he would probably decry the spread of the federal government but would connect with other institutions, such as local government, civic associations, and religious belief. In my opinion, these are where he would most strongly point out how the reach of federal government has supplanted these very institutions.
1 posted on
07/29/2005 6:02:20 AM PDT by
T-Bird45
To: T-Bird45
Good article. Thanks for posting it! Tocqueville was very wise beyond his years.
2 posted on
07/29/2005 6:35:32 AM PDT by
pissant
To: T-Bird45
Religious belief, for a third, which elevates men above their material fixations and furnishes democracy with the public morality it requires.This is the essential part and the thing the left is trying hardest to destroy.
3 posted on
07/29/2005 6:39:09 AM PDT by
Mind-numbed Robot
(Not all that needs to be done needs to be done by the government.)
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