Alexis de Tocqueville’s observations of early America reveal that civic vitality is vital for democracy, and that liberal ...

The French Revolution Share: Copy Link Throughout the 18th century, France faced a ... A revolution of this sort, he had argued, would lead not to democracy but despotism.

This has been the case uninterruptedly since the Revolution; ... He had the sagacity to perceive that it was easier to flatter French democracy than to crush or ignore it. He flattered it, ...

Events of the French Revolution of 1848-51.; VERON, DEMOCRACY AND THIERS. Share full article. April 17, 1855. Credit... The New York Times Archives.

That does not necessarily mean that revolution — or even change — is on the way. A country that suffers a nervous breakdown over a modest pension reform is unlikely to reach easy agreement on a new ...