De la Démocratie en Amérique, tome quatrième

by Alexis de Tocqueville

"De la Démocratie en Amérique, tome quatrième" by Alexis de Tocqueville is a political and social treatise published in 1840. Following a ten-month journey through the United States in 1831, Tocqueville analyzes American democracy and its influence on society, ideas, and intellectual life. He explores the dangers inherent in democratic systems, including the tyranny of the majority and what he calls "soft despotism," while speculating on democracy's future and its potential threats to individual freedom.