Alexis de Tocqueville - Obama Presidency Oral History Back Alexis de Tocqueville Index / People Transcripts Michael Steele ...constantly reminded of the words of Alexis de Tocqueville , who said, “There's nothing worse tha... Jim Steinberg ...this was the great strength, it's the [Alexis de] Tocqueville thing: “It is civil society that mad... Sylvia Burwell ...and some of the basic concepts that Alexis de Tocqueville said would make a democracy work. Som... Related Topics go to the Women and Girls Women and Girls go to the Criminal Justice Criminal Justice go to the Financial Crisis and the Economy Financial Crisis and the Economy go to the Gun Control Gun Control go to the Native America Native America