Tocquevillian

Or is it an American spirit of optimism wedded, if you will, to a Tocquevillian spirit of restlessness that inspires three out of four Americans to say they believe marriage is for life, while only one in four agreed with the notion that even if a marriage is unhappy, one should stay put for the sake of the children.

Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off 2009

Or is it an American spirit of optimism wedded, if you will, to a Tocquevillian spirit of restlessness that inspires three out of four Americans to say they believe marriage is for life, while only one in four agreed with the notion that even if a marriage is unhappy, one should stay put for the sake of the children.

Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off 2009

Or is it an American spirit of optimism wedded, if you will, to a Tocquevillian spirit of restlessness that inspires three out of four Americans to say they believe marriage is for life, while only one in four agreed with the notion that even if a marriage is unhappy, one should stay put for the sake of the children.

Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off 2009

Their aim is democratic consensus, but they produce either paralysis or a Tocquevillian conformity, the crowd triumphant.

Robert Teitelman: Kay on Havel, Orwell and the Greengrocer Robert Teitelman 2011

Their aim is democratic consensus, but they produce either paralysis or a Tocquevillian conformity, the crowd triumphant.

Robert Teitelman: Kay on Havel, Orwell and the Greengrocer Robert Teitelman 2011

Quite apart from the clear stipulations of the First Amendment, this seems to me to violate the Tocquevillian principle that American religion is strictly based on the voluntary principle and neither requires nor deserves any taxpayer-funded endorsement.

Forced Merriment: The True Spirit of Christmas Christopher Hitchens 2011

Or is it an American spirit of optimism wedded, if you will, to a Tocquevillian spirit of restlessness that inspires three out of four Americans to say they believe marriage is for life, while only one in four agreed with the notion that even if a marriage is unhappy, one should stay put for the sake of the children.

Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off 2009

This is Tocquevillian, in the idea that the coercive power of government is helpful in solving free-rider problems of voluntary organizations.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Muzzy v. Wilkins 2010

Their aim is democratic consensus, but they produce either paralysis or a Tocquevillian conformity, the crowd triumphant.

Robert Teitelman: Kay on Havel, Orwell and the Greengrocer Robert Teitelman 2011

This is Tocquevillian, in the idea that the coercive power of government is helpful in solving free-rider problems of voluntary organizations.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Muzzy v. Wilkins 2010