Democracy in America

Henry Reeve's translation, 1835, Volume 1. 45 parts, about 186,815 words, 14 hours of reading. Source edition.

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Among the new objects that drew my attention during my stay in the United States, none struck me more forcibly than the equality of conditions.
Volume 1, Introduction · Read it in Chapter XVII: Principal Causes Maintaining The Democratic Republic: Part I
A power rises above the citizens, absolute, detailed, regular, provident and mild. It would be like a father's authority if, like that, its object were to prepare men for manhood, but it seeks instead to keep them…
Volume 2, Part 4, Chapter 6
Americans of all ages, all conditions and all dispositions constantly form associations.
Volume 2, Part 2, Chapter 5 · Read it in Chapter V: Necessity Of Examining The Condition Of The States: Part II
There are at present two great nations in the world which seem to tend towards the same end, although they started from different points: the Russians and the Anglo-Americans.
Volume 1, final chapter · Read it in Chapter XVII: Principal Causes Maintaining The Democratic Republic: Part I
I do not know whether the American people have sounder opinions than the majority, but I am sure they discuss their affairs more.
Volume 1, Part 2 · Read it in Chapter XVII: Principal Causes Maintaining The Democratic Republic: Part II

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Public domain in the United States; the Project Gutenberg edition is free of restrictions under the Project Gutenberg License. Translated by Henry Reeve. It is not the edition the programs assign; the guide names that one, and the buy links there point at it.

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