Excellent way to celebrate America’s 250th. FYI, 3 versions of Democracy in America are free to purchase in the Kindle book format. The Chicago Companion is $2.99 as a Kindle book.
We have an odd idea of democracy, which somehow means that so long as we freely and openly choose a pre-approved candidate, we must therefore BE an actual democracy.
It means nothing of the kind. It’s almost antithetical to real democracy.
There's a Cambridge Companion too but it's $39 on the Kindle (multiple authors). The Chicago Companion is $2.99. Here are the links for the two books:
DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA, VOL1 AND 2 BY ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE
https://a.co/d/09EIVS9C
THE CHICAGO COMPANION TO TOCQUEVILLE’S DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA
https://a.co/d/0azvdIi1
Excellent way to celebrate America’s 250th. FYI, 3 versions of Democracy in America are free to purchase in the Kindle book format. The Chicago Companion is $2.99 as a Kindle book.
"Most importantly, he understood that democracy depends upon culture and character as much as upon constitutions and laws. "
Or as I like to say, a culture—any culture—that is not transmitted from one generation to the next will quickly disappear.
We have an odd idea of democracy, which somehow means that so long as we freely and openly choose a pre-approved candidate, we must therefore BE an actual democracy.
It means nothing of the kind. It’s almost antithetical to real democracy.
How do I join the reading club if there is one, Lynne?
I was thinking of just having it be comments like yours on each post, but I’m open to other ways of organizing it.
I sent your post and the links out to my book club members.