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Tocqueville on Democracy

Talking Politics: HISTORY OF IDEAS

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Fourth talk in Talking Politics's History of Ideas series. David looks at Alexis de Tocqueville's great book about American democracy, written nearly 200 years ago. Democracy is an ancient idea - it means rule by the poor and equality underpins power.

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