Tocqueville’s Patriotic Republic: Nationalist Themes in “Democracy in America,” Part 2
Part 1 The Centrality of Custom and Religion Tocqueville strongly emphasizes the role of custom and religion in determining a society’s character. He notes that colonial America’s rather oppressive social laws (concerning issues such as adultery) did not reflect the will of a tyrant but of the people, with its particular social customs. Contrary to […]