Justin Driver Discusses "The Schoolhouse Gate" and Constitutional Rights in Education|Alexis de Tocqueville 00:10:00
Alexis Charles Henri Clérel, comte de Tocqueville (/ˈtɒkvɪl, ˈtoʊkvɪl/ TO(H)K-vil,[7] French: [alɛksi də tɔkvil]; 29 July 1805 – 16 April 1859),[8] was a French aristocrat, diplomat, sociologist, political scientist, political philosopher, and historian. He is best known for his works Democracy in America (appearing in two volumes, 1835 and 1840) and The Old Regime and the Revolution (1856). In both, he analyzed the living standards and social conditions of individuals as well as their relationship to the market and state in Western societies.
