“Those who prize freedom only for the material benefits it offers have never kept it for long.”
Quote by Alexis de Tocqueville
Work
The Old Regime and the French Revolution
This book provides a comprehensive examination of the societal structures and political climate in France leading up to the transformative events of the French Revolution. more
Author
Alexis de Tocqueville
Alexis de Tocqueville was a French historian and political theorist renowned for his seminal work 'Democracy in America'. He embarked on a journey to the United States in the 1830s to examine its democratic institutions, and his observations were compiled into a two-volume book that remains a cornerstone in the study of American democracy and political science. more
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