Tocqueville: Philosopher or Prophet?
If you’re the type of person who skips the prefaces or introductions, shame on you; but if you pick up the Penguin Classics’ version of Democracy in America, you must read Kramnick’s introduction. Beyond its readability, it demonstrates that Tocqueville is someone we all should be reading right now.
Kramnick writes:
“If the number of times an individual …
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