Alexis de Tocqueville Predicted the Tyranny of the Majority in Our Modern World
Alexis de Tocqueville's work, “Democracy in America”, has proven to be most insightful as to what was to come in America's future. The article below is easy reading and the reader will probably be amazed at its prescience. "Back in 1831, Alexis de Tocqueville accurately foresaw both much of what ails us and our remarkable uniqueness and strengths." COMMENTARY BY Arthur Milikh We often boast about having attained some unimaginable redefinition of ourselves and our nation. How odd, then, that someone born 210 years ago today could understand us with more clarity and depth than we understand ourselves. Back in 1831, Alexis de Tocqueville accurately foresaw both much of what ails us and our remarkable uniqueness and strengths. Tocqueville’s deservedly famous book, “Democracy in America,” was the product of his nine-month excursion throughout Jacksonian America. The purpose of this trip was to study our country’s political institution and the habits of mind...