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    19th Century · English

    Democracy in America

    Alexis de Tocqueville

    Democracy in America (1840), by Alexis de Tocqueville. Translated by Henry Reeve. From the Marxists Internet Archive.

    Chapters
    109
    Variants
    109
    Genre
    Political & Social Theory
    Difficulty
    Advanced

    Chapters

    1. 01Introductions to First Edition.prose
    2. 02The Author's Preface.prose
    3. 03The Exterior Form of North Americaprose
    4. 04Chapter II: Origin Of The Anglo-Americans – Part Iprose
    5. 05Chapter II: Origin Of The Anglo-Americans – Part IIprose
    6. 06Social Condition of the Anglo-Americans.prose
    7. 07The Principle of the Sovereignty of the People of North America.prose
    8. 08Chapter V: Necessity Of Examining The Condition Of The States – Part Iprose
    9. 09Chapter V: Necessity Of Examining The Condition Of The States – Part IIprose
    10. 10Chapter V: Necessity Of Examining The Condition Of The States – Part IIIprose
    11. 11Judicial Power in the United States and its Influence on Political Society.prose
    12. 12Political Jurisdiction in The United States.prose
    13. 13Chapter VIII: The Federal Constitution – Part Iprose
    14. 14Chapter VIII: The Federal Constitution – Part IIprose
    15. 15Chapter VIII: The Federal Constitution – Part IIIprose
    16. 16Chapter VIII: The Federal Constitution – Part IVprose
    17. 17Chapter VIII: The Federal Constitution – Part Vprose
    18. 18Preface to Volume I, Part 2.prose
    19. 19How it can be Strictly Said That the People Govern in The United States.prose
    20. 20Liberty of the Press in The United States.prose
    21. 21Political Associations in The United States.prose
    22. 22Government of the Democracy in The United States.prose
    23. 23Chapter XIV: Advantages American Society Derive From Democracy – Part Iprose
    24. 24Chapter XIV: Advantages American Society Derive From Democracy – Part IIprose
    25. 25Chapter XV: Unlimited Power Of Majority, And Its Consequences – Part Iprose
    26. 26Chapter XV: Unlimited Power Of Majority, And Its Consequences – Part IIprose
    27. 27Chapter XVI: Causes Mitigating Tyranny In The United States – Part Iprose
    28. 28Chapter XVI: Causes Mitigating Tyranny In The United States – Part IIprose
    29. 29Chapter XVII: Principal Causes Maintaining The Democratic Republic – Part Iprose
    30. 30Chapter XVII: Principal Causes Maintaining The Democratic Republic – Part IIprose
    31. 31Chapter XVII: Principal Causes Maintaining The Democratic Republic – Part IIIprose
    32. 32Chapter XVII: Principal Causes Maintaining The Democratic Republic – Part IVprose
    33. 33Chapter XVIII: Future Condition Of Three Races In The United States – Part Iprose
    34. 34Chapter XVIII: Future Condition Of Three Races – Part IIprose
    35. 35Chapter XVIII: Future Condition Of Three Races – Part IVprose
    36. 36Chapter XVIII: Future Condition Of Three Races – Part Vprose
    37. 37Chapter XVIII: Future Condition Of Three Races – Part VIprose
    38. 38Chapter XVIII: Future Condition Of Three Races – Part VIIprose
    39. 39Chapter XVIII: Future Condition Of Three Races – Part VIIIprose
    40. 40Chapter XVIII: Future Condition Of Three Races – Part IXprose
    41. 41Chapter XVIII: Future Condition Of Three Races – Part Xprose
    42. 42Conclusion to First Volume.prose
    43. 43Introduction to the Second Volume.prose
    44. 44Philosophical Method of The Americans.prose
    45. 45Chapter III: Why The Americans Display More Readiness And More Taste For General Ideas Than Their Forefathers, The Engliprose
    46. 46Chapter IV: Why The Americans Have Never Been So Eager As The French For General Ideas In Political Mattersprose
    47. 47Chapter V: Of The Manner In Which Religion In The United States Avails Itself Of Democratic Tendenciesprose
    48. 48The Progress of Roman Catholicism in The United States,prose
    49. 49Chapter X: Why The Americans Are More Addicted To Practical Than To Theoretical Scienceprose
    50. 50Chapter XI: Of The Spirit In Which The Americans Cultivate The Artsprose
    51. 51Chapter XII: Why The Americans Raise Some Monuments So Insignificant, And Others So Importantprose
    52. 52Literary Characteristics of Democratic Times.prose
    53. 53Chapter XVI: The Effect Of Democracy On Languageprose
    54. 54Chapter XVII: Of Some Of The Sources Of Poetry Amongst Democratic Nationsprose
    55. 55Chapter XVIII: Of The Inflated Style Of American Writers And Oratorsprose
    56. 56Chapter XIX: Some Observations On The Drama Amongst Democratic Nationsprose
    57. 57Chapter XX: Characteristics Of Historians In Democratic Agesprose
    58. 58Chapter XXI: Of Parliamentary Eloquence In The United Statesprose
    59. 59Chapter I: Why Democratic Nations Show A More Ardent And Enduring Love Of Equality Than Of Libertyprose
    60. 60Chapter II: Of Individualism In Democratic Countriesprose
    61. 61Chapter III: Individualism Stronger At The Close Of A Democratic Revolution Than At Other Periodsprose
    62. 62Chapter IV: That The Americans Combat The Effects Of Individualism By Free Institutionsprose
    63. 63Chapter V: Of The Use Which The Americans Make Of Public Associations In Civil Lifeprose
    64. 64Chapter VI: Of The Relation Between Public Associations And Newspapersprose
    65. 65Chapter VII: Connection Of Civil And Political Associationsprose
    66. 66Chapter VIII: The Americans Combat Individualism By The Principle Of Interest Rightly Understoodprose
    67. 67Chapter IX: That The Americans Apply The Principle Of Interest Rightly Understood To Religious Mattersprose
    68. 68Chapter X: Of The Taste For Physical Well-Being In Americaprose
    69. 69Chapter XI: Peculiar Effects Of The Love Of Physical Gratifications In Democratic Agesprose
    70. 70Chapter XII: Causes Of Fanatical Enthusiasm In Some Americansprose
    71. 71Chapter XIII: Causes Of The Restless Spirit Of Americans In The Midst Of Their Prosperityprose
    72. 72Chapter XIV: Taste For Physical Gratifications United In America To Love Of Freedom And Attention To Public Affairsprose
    73. 73Chapter XV: That Religious Belief Sometimes Turns The Thoughts Of The Americans To Immaterial Pleasuresprose
    74. 74Chapter XVI: That Excessive Care Of Worldly Welfare May Impair That Welfareprose
    75. 75Chapter XVII: That In Times Marked By Equality Of Conditions And Sceptical Opinions, It Is Important To Remove To A Distprose
    76. 76Chapter XVIII: That Amongst The Americans All Honest Callings Are Honorableprose
    77. 77What Causes Almost All Americans to Follow an Industrial Calling.prose
    78. 78Chapter I: That Manners Are Softened As Social Conditions Become More Equalprose
    79. 79Chapter II: That Democracy Renders The Habitual Intercourse Of The Americans Simple And Easyprose
    80. 80Chapter III: Why The Americans Show So Little Sensitiveness In Their Own Country, And Are So Sensitive In Europeprose
    81. 81Chapter IV: Consequences Of The Three Preceding Chaptersprose
    82. 82Chapter V: How Democracy Affects the Relation Of Masters And Servantsprose
    83. 83Chapter VI: That Democratic Institutions And Manners Tend To Raise Rents And Shorten The Terms Of Leasesprose
    84. 84Chapter VII: Influence Of Democracy On Wagesprose
    85. 85Chapter VIII: Influence Of Democracy On Kindredprose
    86. 86Chapter IX: Education Of Young Women In The United Statesprose
    87. 87Chapter X: The Young Woman In The Character Of A Wifeprose
    88. 88Chapter XI: That The Equality Of Conditions Contributes To The Maintenance Of Good Morals In Americaprose
    89. 89Chapter XII: How The Americans Understand The Equality Of The Sexesprose
    90. 90Chapter XIII: That The Principle Of Equality Naturally Divides The Americans Into A Number Of Small Private Circlesprose
    91. 91Chapter XIV: Some Reflections On American Mannersprose
    92. 92Of the Gravity of the Americans and why it does not Prevent them from often doing Inconsiderate Things.prose
    93. 93Of Honor in The United States and in Democratic Communities.prose
    94. 94Why so many Ambitious Men and so Little Lofty Ambition are to be Found in The United States.prose
    95. 95Chapter XXI: Why Great Revolutions Will Become More Rareprose
    96. 96Chapter XXII: Why Democratic Nations Are Naturally Desirous Of Peace, And Democratic Armies Of Warprose
    97. 97Chapter XXIII: Which Is The Most Warlike And Most Revolutionary Class In Democratic Armies?prose
    98. 98Chapter XXIV: Causes Which Render Democratic Armies Weaker Than Other Armies At The Outset Of A Campaign, And More Formiprose
    99. 99Chapter XXV: Of Discipline In Democratic Armiesprose
    100. 100Chapter XXVI: Some Considerations On War In Democratic Communitiesprose
    101. 101Chapter I: That Equality Naturally Gives Men A Taste For Free Institutionsprose
    102. 102Chapter II: That The Notions Of Democratic Nations On Government Are Naturally Favorable To The Concentration Of Powerprose
    103. 103Chapter III: That The Sentiments Of Democratic Nations Accord With Their Opinions In Leading Them To Concentrate Politicprose
    104. 104Chapter IV: Of Certain Peculiar And Accidental Causes Which Either Lead A People To Complete Centralization Of Governmenprose
    105. 105That Among the European Nations of our Time the Sovereign Power is Increasing, Although the Sovereigns are Less Stable.prose
    106. 106Chapter VI: What Sort Of Despotism Democratic Nations Have To Fearprose
    107. 107Chapter VII: Continuation Of The Preceding Chaptersprose
    108. 108General Survey of the Subject.prose
    109. 109Appendixesprose