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A 3 page paper which examines the distinctions de Tocqueville makes between objects that are ‘democratic’ and objects that are ‘American,’ considering how and why they are different. No additional sources are used.
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the American founding fathers endeavored to achieve a balance between individual rights and liberty for all citizens. He chronicled the evolution of American government and society, and examined how
the principles of democracy evolved from theory into practical application. In this way, American democracy became completely unique, a separate entity from the interpretation of the French and the
ancient Greeks. In order to illustrate his point, de Tocqueville frequently referred to objects, and oftentimes pointed out the differences between those that are democratic and those that are
American as a way of explaining how and why there were distinctions between the two. According to de Tocqueville, democracy had historically emphasized the importance of equality above all else.
He declared, "Democratic institutions awaken and foster a passion for equality which they can never entirely satisfy" (de Tocqueville). This meant that everybody was entitled to equal rights
under the law, and therefore should have equal access to all of the same objects. This leads to conformity in government, people, and the objects society produces. Quality
is not synonymous with equality because such objects are usually limited to the few (like the aristocracy) rather than everyone. In a true democracy, de Tocqueville noted, quantity or
reproductions of objects are necessary to satisfy equal need. In his consideration of the arts in America, de Tocqueville remarked, "the democratic principle not only tends to direct the
human mind to the useful arts, but it induces the artisan to produce with greater rapidity a quantity of imperfect commodities, and the consumer to content himself with these commodities"
(de Tocqueville). The quality objects are idealized representations, but in the democratic insistence upon equality, objects grounded in reality are mass-produced. However, it is little more than an
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