“The result is that a democratic revolution has taken place in the fabric of society without making any of the changes in laws, ideas, habits, and morals necessary to make the revolution useful.” (Alexis de Tocqueville)
This statement makes a lot of sense as it refers to the revolution that was taking place in France. In order to put any new form of government in place, changes must be made. Especially with a democracy, a large change has to be made in all areas mentioned above. Without those changes society will not completely form to fit the democracy, and like Tocqueville mentions, the democracy will not be completely put into place.
In the United States, this form of government was much easier to establish because it was began at ground zero. With France, a historically long and traditional way of life had to be completely broken. This is true for all governments, back then and today. To get a new and successful government, laws, ideas, habits and morals all go through a change.
I believe that as we continue learning about the democracy in the United States, we will find out more about this concept. How do our laws, ideas, habits and morals shape to fit a democracy? What are the major differences between the lifestyle we live with in the United States compared to that of other nations?
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