TOCQUEVILLE, A. de: Democracy in America (Unabridged)

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Tocqueville, Alexis de, Author.

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Contents:

Democracy in America ( 10 min., 27 sec. )

The gradual development of the equality of... ( 10 min., 22 sec. )

I admit that, in a democratic State thus constituted... ( 08 min., 44 sec. )

Not far from this class is another party... ( 09 min., 31 sec. )

Chapter 1 ( 12 min., 15 sec. )

To the east of the great river, the woods almost... ( 09 min., 38 sec. )

Chapter 2 ( 10 min., 31 sec. )

Slavery, as we shall afterwards show, dishonours... ( 08 min., 23 sec. )

The emigrants were about 150 in number... ( 09 min. )

The chief care of the legislators, in this body of... ( 08 min., 36 sec. )

If, after having cast a rapid glance over the state... ( 10 min., 17 sec. )

Chapter 3 ( 10 min., 56 sec. )

The law of equal distribution proceeds by two... ( 11 min., 15 sec. )

Chapter 4 ( 07 min., 45 sec. )

Chapter 5 ( 09 min., 11 sec. )

The public duties in the township are extremely... ( 10 min., 01 sec. )

It is to be remembered that the affections of men... ( 08 min., 25 sec. )

The Administration in New England ( 10 min., 07 sec. )

It has always been remarked that habits of legal... ( 10 min., 53 sec. )

General Remarks on the Administration of the... ( 11 min., 52 sec. )

The Executive Power of the State ( 11 min., 51 sec. )

The partisans of centralisation in Europe... ( 11 min., 12 sec. )

Laws cannot succeed in rekindling the ardour of... ( 09 min., 27 sec. )

Chapter 6 ( 10 min., 27 sec. )

Whenever a law which the judge holds to be... ( 10 min., 08 sec. )

Chapter 7 ( 08 min., 03 sec. )

If we now compare the American and the European... ( 06 min., 47 sec. )

Chapter 8 ( 11 min., 30 sec. )

Federal Powers ( 07 min., 58 sec. )

The Executive Power ( 07 min., 11 sec. )

This cause of inferiority results from the nature of... ( 07 min., 49 sec. )

Why the President of the United States Does Not... ( 07 min., 06 sec. )

At the approach of an election the head of the... ( 07 min. )

Mode of Election ( 07 min., 16 sec. )

Crises of the Election ( 06 min., 13 sec. )

It is impossible to consider the ordinary course of... ( 11 min., 41 sec. )

Means of Determining the Jurisdiction of the... ( 09 min., 21 sec. )

Whenever the laws of the United States are... ( 09 min., 16 sec. )

High Rank of the Supreme Court Amongst the... ( 06 min., 05 sec. )

In What Respects the Federal Constitution Is... ( 09 min., 06 sec. )

Characteristics Which Distinguish the Federal... ( 08 min., 38 sec. )

Advantages of the Federal System in General... ( 07 min., 27 sec. )

In time of peace the well-being of small nations... ( 07 min., 59 sec. )

Why the Federal System Is Not Adapted to All... ( 10 min., 41 sec. )

Since legislators are unable to obviate such... ( 09 min., 18 sec. )

Chapter 9 ( 02 min., 21 sec. )

Chapter 10 ( 08 min., 14 sec. )

The accession of the Federalists to power was... ( 10 min. )

Chapter 11 ( 08 min., 06 sec. )

America is perhaps, at this moment, the country... ( 07 min., 49 sec. )

In America there is scarcely a hamlet which has not... ( 09 min., 58 sec. )

Chapter 12 ( 11 min., 28 sec. )

The omnipotence of the majority appears to me... ( 11 min., 17 sec. )

Chapter 13 ( 10 min., 22 sec. )

Causes Which May Partly Correct These Tendencies... ( 08 min., 48 sec. )

When elections recur at long intervals the State... ( 09 min., 55 sec. )

Arbitrary Power of Magistrates Under the Rule of... ( 09 min., 04 sec. )

Charges Levied By The State Under The Rule Of... ( 10 min., 48 sec. )

Tendencies of the American Democracy as Regards... ( 11 min., 34 sec. )

The authority of the Federal government cannot... ( 05 min., 38 sec. )

Corruption and Vices of the Rulers in a Democracy... ( 07 min., 33 sec. )

The United States have not had any serious war... ( 12 min., 25 sec. )

Conduct of Foreign Affairs by the American... ( 12 min., 42 sec. )

Chapter 14 ( 11 min., 12 sec. )

The English aristocracy is perhaps the most liberal... ( 10 min., 55 sec. )

Notion of Rights in the United States ( 08 min., 08 sec. )

Respect for the Law in the United States ( 09 min., 30 sec. )

In some countries the inhabitants display a certain... ( 08 min., 17 sec. )

Chapter 15 ( 12 min., 01 sec. )

Tyranny of the Majority ( 09 min., 19 sec. )

Power Exercised by the Majority in America Upon... ( 08 min., 48 sec. )

Effects of the Tyranny of the Majority Upon the... ( 11 min., 56 sec. )

Chapter 16 ( 08 min., 38 sec. )

Five hundred years ago the English nobles headed... ( 09 min., 27 sec. )

The station which lawyers occupy in England... ( 10 min., 22 sec. )

My present object is to consider the jury as... ( 07 min., 33 sec. )

The institution of the jury, if confined to criminal... ( 07 min., 58 sec. )

Chapter 17 ( 10 min., 34 sec. )

The favourable influence of the temporal prosperity... ( 08 min., 36 sec. )

Sometimes the progress of man is so rapid that... ( 10 min., 54 sec. )

Influence of the Laws Upon the Maintenance of... ( 12 min., 05 sec. )

Indirect Influence of Religious Opinions Upon... ( 07 min., 31 sec. )

Religion in America takes no direct part in... ( 08 min., 38 sec. )

I heard them inveigh against ambition and deceit... ( 09 min., 24 sec. )

The two great dangers which threaten the existence... ( 09 min., 40 sec. )

When I compare the Greek and Roman republics... ( 09 min., 59 sec. )

The territory of the Union presents a boundless... ( 09 min., 03 sec. )

Whether Laws and Manners Are Sufficient to... ( 11 min., 57 sec. )

When kings find that the hearts of their subjects... ( 08 min., 57 sec. )

Chapter 18 ( 13 min., 09 sec. )

The child displayed in her slightest gestures... ( 10 min., 47 sec. )

The ejectment of the Indians very often takes place... ( 10 min., 16 sec. )

The growth of European habits has been... ( 10 min., 43 sec. )

If we consider the tyrannical measures which have... ( 11 min., 28 sec. )

The Situation of the Black Population in the United... ( 08 min., 05 sec. )

I see that in a certain portion of the territory... ( 09 min., 35 sec. )

The State of Kentucky was founded in 1775... ( 11 min., 40 sec. )

As slavery recedes, the black population follows... ( 11 min., 44 sec. )

In the State of Maine there is one negro in 300... ( 08 min., 29 sec. )

Of all the Europeans the English are those who have... ( 09 min., 39 sec. )

In twelve years the Colonisation Society has... ( 11 min., 50 sec. )

What Are the Chances in Favour of the Duration of... ( 09 min., 13 sec. )

The Federal Government is very far removed from... ( 09 min., 36 sec. )

In America the existing Union is advantageous to... ( 06 min., 20 sec. )

It is indeed easy to discover different interests in... ( 07 min., 01 sec. )

If we turn from their political and religious opinions... ( 11 min., 44 sec. )

Since the first settlement of the British colonies... ( 08 min., 25 sec. )

It is difficult to imagine a durable union of a people... ( 09 min., 59 sec. )

An attentive examination of what is going on... ( 09 min., 41 sec. )

The Constitution confers upon the Union the right... ( 10 min., 51 sec. )

When South Carolina perceived that Congress... ( 11 min., 39 sec. )

Of the Republican Institutions of the United States... ( 11 min., 18 sec. )

In our days the republican principle rules in America... ( 10 min., 03 sec. )

It is difficult to say for what reason the Americans... ( 07 min., 27 sec. )

This perpetual change which goes on in the United... ( 09 min., 44 sec. )

Conclusion ( 07 min., 30 sec. )

The British subjects in Canada, who are dependent... ( 08 min., 46 sec. )

Volume 2: Preface ( 05 min., 20 sec. )

Part 1: Chapter 1 ( 08 min., 08 sec. )

The philosophical method here designated may... ( 07 min. )

Chapter 2 ( 12 min., 39 sec. )

Chapter 3 ( 08 min., 11 sec. )

All the great writers of antiquity belonged to the... ( 06 min., 16 sec. )

Chapter 4 ( 04 min. )

Chapter 5 ( 08 min., 42 sec. )

I have neither the right nor the intention of... ( 09 min., 22 sec. )

I anticipate the objection, that as all religions have... ( 07 min., 59 sec. )

Chapter 6 ( 03 min., 26 sec. )

Chapter 7 ( 03 min., 37 sec. )

Chapter 8 ( 05 min., 43 sec. )

Chapter 9 ( 08 min., 35 sec. )

But all this is not applicable to men already... ( 07 minutes, 27 sec. )

Chapter 10 ( 10 minches, 16 sec.

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The future will prove whether these passions... ( 11 min., 57 sec. )

Chapter 11 ( 08 minutes, 26 sec. )

When I arrive in a country where I find some... ( 06 minches, 25 sec.

Chapter 12 ( 04 min., 15 sec. )

Chapter 13 ( 09 min., 24 sec. )

Let us now turn the picture and consider the other... ( 06 min., 56 sec. )

Chapter 14 ( 01 min., 42 sec. )

Chapter 15 ( 05 min., 35 sec. )

Chapter 16 ( 09 min., 55 sec. )

The principle of equality necessarily introduces... ( 08 min., 53 sec. )

Chapter 17 ( 10 min., 27 sec. )

I readily admit that the Americans have no poets... ( 08 min., 39 sec. )

Chapter 18 ( 03 min., 54 sec. )

Chapter 19 ( 08 min., 39 sec. )

The drama also displays in an especial manner the... ( 06 min., 02 sec. )

Chapter 20 ( 11 min., 09 sec. )

Chapter 21 ( 13 min., 19 sec. )

Part 2: Chapter 1 ( 11 min., 45 sec. )

Chapter 2 ( 05 min., 56 sec. )

Chapter 3 ( 03 min., 11 sec. )

Chapter 4 ( 11 min., 50 sec. )

Chapter 5 ( 13 min., 19 sec. )

Chapter 6 ( 09 min., 12 sec. )

Chapter 7 ( 06 min., 35 sec. )

When some kinds of associations are prohibited... ( 07 min., 49 sec. )

Chapter 8 ( 10 min., 15 sec. )

Chapter 9 ( 06 min., 12 sec. )

Chapter 10 ( 06 min., 46 sec. )

Chapter 11 ( 06 min., 21 sec. )

Chapter 12 ( 03 min., 37 sec. )

Chapter 13 ( 10 min., 46 sec. )

Chapter 14 ( 08 min., 45 sec. )

Chapter 15 ( 06 min., 45 sec. )

The materialists are offensive to me in many... ( 07 min., 57 sec. )

Chapter 16 ( 02 min., 32 sec. )

Chapter 17 ( 08 min., 23 sec. )

Chapter 18 ( 04 min., 50 sec. )

Chapter 19 ( 11 min., 09 sec. )

Chapter 20 ( 10 min., 53 sec. )

Part 3: Chapter 1 ( 09 min., 09 sec. )

In our time the harshest man writing to the most... ( 05 min., 03 sec. )

Chapter 2 ( 06 min., 29 sec. )

Chapter 3 ( 10 min., 14 sec. )

Chapter 4 ( 03 min., 50 sec. )

Chapter 5 ( 10 min., 48 sec. )

Equality of conditions turns servants and masters... ( 06 min., 38 sec. )

I would fain illustrate all these reflections by the... ( 07 min., 59 sec. )

Chapter 6 ( 07 min., 42 sec. )

Chapter 7 ( 06 min., 49 sec. )

Chapter 8 ( 06 min., 09 sec. )

When men live more for the remembrance of... ( 10 min., 37 sec. )

Chapter 9 ( 07 min., 07 sec. )

Chapter 10 ( 07 min., 08 sec. )

Chapter 11 ( 09 min., 45 sec. )

Almost all men in democracies are engaged in... ( 08 min., 31 sec. )

Chapter 12 ( 10 min., 49 sec. )

Chapter 13 ( 04 min., 59 sec. )

Chapter 14 ( 10 min., 45 sec. )

Chapter 15 ( 09 min., 04 sec. )

Chapter 16 ( 06 min., 30 sec. )

Chapter 17 ( 05 min., 54 sec. )

Chapter 18 ( 09 min., 37 sec. )

Thus it was true to a certain extent to assert that... ( 11 min., 07 sec. )

In America all those vices which tend to impair... ( 09 min. )

The confusion is far greater still in a democratic... ( 08 min., 39 sec. )

Chapter 19 ( 12 min., 16 sec. )

I have remarked that lofty ambitions are more rare... ( 05 min., 25 sec. )

Chapter 20 ( 05 min., 23 sec. )

Chapter 21 ( 08 min., 17 sec. )

I have shown in another part of this work that... ( 10 min., 55 sec. )

The observations I have here made on events may... ( 09 min., 15 sec. )

There are yet other and more cogent reasons which... ( 09 min., 02 sec. )

Chapter 22 ( 10 min., 52 sec. )

Moreover, as amongst democratic nations... ( 09 min., 11 sec. )

Chapter 23 ( 10 min., 34 sec. )

Chapter 24 ( 12 min., 08 sec. )

Chapter 25 ( 04 min., 09 sec. )

Chapter 26 ( 09 min., 05 sec. )

It should never be forgotten by the princes... ( 05 min., 12 sec. )

Part 4: Chapter 1 ( 03 min., 48 sec. )

Chapter 2 ( 09 min., 14 sec. )

Chapter 3 ( 08 min., 27 sec. )

Chapter 4 ( 09 min., 50 sec. )

The pasha who now rules in Egypt found the... ( 07 min., 14 sec. )

Chapter 5 ( 11 min., 21 sec. )

The central power not only fulfils of itself the whole... ( 10 min., 55 sec. )

Rulers are the more apt to follow this line of policy... ( 10 min., 21 sec. )

Chapter 6 ( 08 min., 33 sec. )

After having thus successively taken each member... ( 07 min., 57 sec. )

Chapter 7 ( 09 min., 03 sec. )

I think that men living in aristocracies may... ( 07 min., 03 sec. )

There are certain habits, certain notions... ( 09 minutes, 07 sec. )

Chapter 8 ( 11 minches, 24 sec. )

Participant:

Wickham, Peter, Reader -- Tocqueville, Alexis de, Author

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