Responding to Alexis de Tocqueville's Characterization of Americans

This personal and reflective response to Alexis de Tocqueville's seminal Democracy in America zooms in on two observations. The first is de Tocqueville's annoyance with American patriotism, which the student finds to be unfairly judged. The second point is the capriciousness of Americans, which the student recognizes today as a freedom of movement and profession that was likely missing from aristocratic France.
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