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Democracy in America, Part II

Democracy in America, Part II

by Alexis de Tocqueville

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Author
Tocqueville, Alexis de, 1805-1859
Title
Democracy in America — Volume 2
Credits
Produced by David Reed and David Widger
Language
English
LoC Class
JK: Political science: Political inst. and pub. Admin.: United States
Subject
Democracy -- United States
Category
Text
eBook-No.
816
Project Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/816
Release Date
January 21, 2006
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA
  2. 2.By Alexis De Tocqueville — Translated by Henry Reeve — Volume II.
  3. 3.Book Two: Influence Of Democracy On Progress Of Opinion in The United States
  4. 4.De Tocqueville's Preface To The Second Part
  5. 5.Section I: Influence of Democracy on the Action of Intellect in The United States.
  6. 6.Chapter I: Philosophical Method Among the Americans
  7. 7.Chapter II: Of The Principal Source Of Belief Among Democratic Nations
  8. 8.Chapter III: Why The Americans Display More Readiness And More Taste For General Ideas Than Their Forefathers, The English.
  9. 9.Chapter IV: Why The Americans Have Never Been So Eager As The French For General Ideas In Political Matters
  10. 10.Chapter V: Of The Manner In Which Religion In The United States Avails Itself Of Democratic Tendencies
  11. 11.Chapter VI: Of The Progress Of Roman Catholicism In The United States
  12. 12.Chapter VII: Of The Cause Of A Leaning To Pantheism Amongst Democratic Nations
  13. 13.Chapter VIII: The Principle Of Equality Suggests To The Americans The Idea Of The Indefinite Perfectibility Of Man
  14. 14.Chapter IX: The Example Of The Americans Does Not Prove That A Democratic People Can Have No Aptitude And No Taste For Science, Literature, Or Art
  15. 15.Chapter X: Why The Americans Are More Addicted To Practical Than To Theoretical Science
  16. 16.Chapter XI: Of The Spirit In Which The Americans Cultivate The Arts
  17. 17.Chapter XII: Why The Americans Raise Some Monuments So Insignificant, And Others So Important
  18. 18.Chapter XIII: Literary Characteristics Of Democratic Ages
  19. 19.Chapter XIV: The Trade Of Literature
  20. 20.Chapter XV: The Study Of Greek And Latin Literature Peculiarly Useful In Democratic Communities
  21. 21.Chapter XVI: The Effect Of Democracy On Language
  22. 22.Chapter XVII: Of Some Of The Sources Of Poetry Amongst Democratic Nations
  23. 23.Chapter XVIII: Of The Inflated Style Of American Writers And Orators
  24. 24.Chapter XIX: Some Observations On The Drama Amongst Democratic Nations
  25. 25.Chapter XX: Characteristics Of Historians In Democratic Ages
  26. 26.Chapter XXI: Of Parliamentary Eloquence In The United States
  27. 27.Section 2: Influence of Democracy on the Feelings of Americans
  28. 28.Chapter I: Why Democratic Nations Show A More Ardent And Enduring Love Of Equality Than Of Liberty
  29. 29.Chapter II: Of Individualism In Democratic Countries
  30. 30.Chapter III: Individualism Stronger At The Close Of A Democratic Revolution Than At Other Periods
  31. 31.Chapter IV: That The Americans Combat The Effects Of Individualism By Free Institutions
  32. 32.Chapter V: Of The Use Which The Americans Make Of Public Associations In Civil Life
  33. 33.Chapter VI: Of The Relation Between Public Associations And Newspapers
  34. 34.Chapter VII: Connection Of Civil And Political Associations
  35. 35.Chapter VIII: The Americans Combat Individualism By The Principle Of Interest Rightly Understood
  36. 36.Chapter IX: That The Americans Apply The Principle Of Interest Rightly Understood To Religious Matters
  37. 37.Chapter X: Of The Taste For Physical Well-Being In America
  38. 38.Chapter XI: Peculiar Effects Of The Love Of Physical Gratifications In Democratic Ages
  39. 39.Chapter XII: Causes Of Fanatical Enthusiasm In Some Americans
  40. 40.Chapter XIII: Causes Of The Restless Spirit Of Americans In The Midst Of Their Prosperity
  41. 41.Chapter XIV: Taste For Physical Gratifications United In America To Love Of Freedom And Attention To Public Affairs
  42. 42.Chapter XV: That Religious Belief Sometimes Turns The Thoughts Of The Americans To Immaterial Pleasures
  43. 43.Chapter XVI: That Excessive Care Of Worldly Welfare May Impair That Welfare
  44. 44.Chapter XVII: That In Times Marked By Equality Of Conditions And Sceptical Opinions, It Is Important To Remove To A Distance The Objects Of Human Actions
  45. 45.Chapter XVIII: That Amongst The Americans All Honest Callings Are Honorable
  46. 46.Chapter XIX: That Almost All The Americans Follow Industrial Callings
  47. 47.Chapter XX: That Aristocracy May Be Engendered By Manufactures
  48. 48.Book Three: Influence Of Democracy On Manners, Properly So Called
  49. 49.Chapter I: That Manners Are Softened As Social Conditions Become More Equal
  50. 50.Chapter II: That Democracy Renders The Habitual Intercourse Of The Americans Simple And Easy
  51. 51.Chapter III: Why The Americans Show So Little Sensitiveness In Their Own Country, And Are So Sensitive In Europe
  52. 52.Chapter IV: Consequences Of The Three Preceding Chapters
  53. 53.Chapter V: How Democracy Affects the Relation Of Masters And Servants
  54. 54.Chapter VI: That Democratic Institutions And Manners Tend To Raise Rents And Shorten The Terms Of Leases
  55. 55.Chapter VII: Influence Of Democracy On Wages
  56. 56.Chapter VIII: Influence Of Democracy On Kindred
  57. 57.Chapter IX: Education Of Young Women In The United States
  58. 58.Chapter X: The Young Woman In The Character Of A Wife
  59. 59.Chapter XI: That The Equality Of Conditions Contributes To The Maintenance Of Good Morals In America
  60. 60.Chapter XII: How The Americans Understand The Equality Of The Sexes
  61. 61.Chapter XIII: That The Principle Of Equality Naturally Divides The Americans Into A Number Of Small Private Circles
  62. 62.Chapter XIV: Some Reflections On American Manners
  63. 63.Chapter XV: Of The Gravity Of The Americans, And Why It Does Not Prevent Them From Often Committing Inconsiderate Actions
  64. 64.Chapter XVI: Why The National Vanity Of The Americans Is More Restless And Captious Than That Of The English
  65. 65.Chapter XVII: That The Aspect Of Society In The United States Is At Once Excited And Monotonous
  66. 66.Chapter XVIII: Of Honor In The United States And In Democratic Communities
  67. 67.Chapter XIX: Why So Many Ambitious Men And So Little Lofty Ambition Are To Be Found In The United States
  68. 68.Chapter XX: The Trade Of Place-Hunting In Certain Democratic Countries
  69. 69.Chapter XXI: Why Great Revolutions Will Become More Rare
  70. 70.Chapter XXII: Why Democratic Nations Are Naturally Desirous Of Peace, And Democratic Armies Of War
  71. 71.Chapter XXIII: Which Is The Most Warlike And Most Revolutionary Class In Democratic Armies?
  72. 72.Chapter XXIV: Causes Which Render Democratic Armies Weaker Than Other Armies At The Outset Of A Campaign, And More Formidable In Protracted Warfare
  73. 73.Chapter XXV: Of Discipline In Democratic Armies
  74. 74.Chapter XXVI: Some Considerations On War In Democratic Communities
  75. 75.Book Four: Influence Of Democratic Opinions On Political Society
  76. 76.Chapter I: That Equality Naturally Gives Men A Taste For Free Institutions
  77. 77.Chapter II: That The Notions Of Democratic Nations On Government Are Naturally Favorable To The Concentration Of Power
  78. 78.Chapter III: That The Sentiments Of Democratic Nations Accord With Their Opinions In Leading Them To Concentrate Political Power
  79. 79.Chapter IV: Of Certain Peculiar And Accidental Causes Which Either Lead A People To Complete Centralization Of Government, Or Which Divert Them From It
  80. 80.Chapter V: That Amongst The European Nations Of Our Time The Power Of Governments Is Increasing, Although The Persons Who Govern Are Less Stable
  81. 81.Chapter VI: What Sort Of Despotism Democratic Nations Have To Fear
  82. 82.Chapter VII: Continuation Of The Preceding Chapters
  83. 83.Chapter VIII: General Survey Of The Subject
  84. 84.APPENDIX TO PARTS I. AND II.
  85. 85.Part I.
  86. 86.Appendix A
  87. 87.Appendix B
  88. 88.Appendix C
  89. 89.Appendix D
  90. 90.Appendix E
  91. 91.Appendix F
  92. 92.Part II.
  93. 93.Appendix G — We read in Jefferson's "Memoirs" as follows:—
  94. 94.Appendix H
  95. 95.Appendix I
  96. 96.Appendix K
  97. 97.Appendix L
  98. 98.Appendix M
  99. 99.Appendix N
  100. 100.Appendix O
  101. 101.Appendix P
  102. 102.Appendix Q
  103. 103.Appendix R
  104. 104.Appendix S
  105. 105.Appendix T
  106. 106.Appendix U
  107. 107.Appendix V
  108. 108.Appendix W
  109. 109.Appendix X
  110. 110.Appendix Y
  111. 111.Appendix Z
  112. 112.Constitution Of The United States Of America
  113. 113.Article I
  114. 114.Section 1. All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a
  115. 115.Section 2. The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members of
  116. 116.Section 3. The Senate of the United States shall be composed
  117. 117.Section 4. The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for
  118. 118.Section 5. Each House shall be the Judge of the Elections, Returns
  119. 119.Section 6. The Senators and Representatives shall receive a Compensation
  120. 120.Section 7. All Bills for Raising Revenue shall originate in the House of
  121. 121.Section 8. The Congress shall have Power to lay and collect Taxes, — To borrow Money on the credit of the United States;
  122. 122.Section 9. The Migration or Importation of such Persons as any of the
  123. 123.Section 10. No State shall enter into any Treaty, Alliance, or
  124. 124.Article II
  125. 125.Section 1. The Executive Power shall be vested in a President of the
  126. 126.Section 2. The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and
  127. 127.Section 3. He shall from time to time give to the Congress Information
  128. 128.Section 4. The President, Vice-President and all civil Officers of the
  129. 129.Article III
  130. 130.Section 1. The judicial Power of the United States shall be vested in
  131. 131.Section 2. The judicial Power shall extend to all cases, in Law and
  132. 132.Section 3. Treason against the United States shall consist only in
  133. 133.Article IV
  134. 134.Section 1. Full Faith and Credit shall be given in each State to the
  135. 135.Section 2. The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all
  136. 136.Section 3. New States may be admitted by the Congress into this Union;
  137. 137.Section 4. The United States shall guarantee to every State in this
  138. 138.Article V
  139. 139.Article VI
  140. 140.Article VII
  141. 141.Bill Of Rights

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