As nations continue to grow, people with adverse ideas to the contrary will begin to be more and more prominent. These ideas will cause the need for a revolution to take place, but with the revolution comes many questions. Through the American and French revolutions, we can see the extent to which the leaders of the nations had to contemplate these questions and what they believed the best answer would be. Alexis de Tocqueville experienced how poorly the French revolution was going and traveled to the United States to see what made their revolution so effective. From his observations, he saw what made America so special during their revolution; the fight and need for equality. During his time here, he determined that equality amongst the people
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He argues that “the main evil of democracy in the United States…[is] their overpowering strength…[and] the inadequate securities against tyranny. (310)” Based on this statement, he worries that if all of the power resides in the majority, they will have complete control, as equality has made everyone equal, and nothing will stop them from completing what they wish (307). To control the majority, they need to have obstacles, but without those obstacles, legislature may pass laws controlling what is just, resulting in a change of character amongst the citizens (308, 314). This can be detrimental if laws are morally unjust, an individual would have to go against his nation and abandon his rights to be morally right. If America can fix the problems related to majority tyranny, Tocqueville would see nothing extremely wrong with democracy in …show more content…
This is ultimately evident as he believes it’s a great way of implementing democracy while still maintaining freedom along with a high standard of equality (309). It is also evident by his many comparisons to America’s government and the government of others as America’s standards, system of living, and government are better than other nations (301,303,316). I agree with Tocqueville in many aspects of his argument. I believe that democracy in America can be sustainable if the powers of the legislature are checked by other
He argues that “the main evil of democracy in the United States…[is] their overpowering strength…[and] the inadequate securities against tyranny. (310)” Based on this statement, he worries that if all of the power resides in the majority, they will have complete control, as equality has made everyone equal, and nothing will stop them from completing what they wish (307). To control the majority, they need to have obstacles, but without those obstacles, legislature may pass laws controlling what is just, resulting in a change of character amongst the citizens (308, 314). This can be detrimental if laws are morally unjust, an individual would have to go against his nation and abandon his rights to be morally right. If America can fix the problems related to majority tyranny, Tocqueville would see nothing extremely wrong with democracy in …show more content…
This is ultimately evident as he believes it’s a great way of implementing democracy while still maintaining freedom along with a high standard of equality (309). It is also evident by his many comparisons to America’s government and the government of others as America’s standards, system of living, and government are better than other nations (301,303,316). I agree with Tocqueville in many aspects of his argument. I believe that democracy in America can be sustainable if the powers of the legislature are checked by other