Question

Choose one of the values from de Tocqueville's Democracy in America and write an essay describing steps that can be taken to protect or restore that value in America.

Answer 1

Answer:

1– Liberty

“Liberty is my foremost passion,” he wrote. He went on to describe liberty as the right of citizens to be able to act freely while still respecting the rights of others. It was this idea that led him to caution people about the power of government. He described government as having a limiting effect on people’s liberty, not an enablement. It (government) “excels in preventing, not doing,” he wrote.