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Political thinker · 1805–1859
Alexis de Tocqueville
Studied American democracy, praising local self-government and civic associations while warning of the 'tyranny of the majority'.
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Structure
Federal85%Federational15%Unitary
Federational
Representation
Democratic80%Direct Democracy20%Autocratic
Direct Democracy
Power
Security45%Centrist55%Freedom
Centrist
Diplomacy
Internationalist40%Non-Interventionist60%Nationalist
Non-Interventionist
Military
Militarist55%Neutral45%Pacifist
Neutral
Economy
Equality35%Economic Liberal65%Markets
Economic Liberal
Control
Planned30%Markets70%Laissez-Faire
Markets
Religion
Secular40%Moderate60%Religious
Moderate
Culture
Progressive35%Conservative65%Traditional
Conservative
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