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Tocqueville’s interest in American institutions reflected more than mere curiosity: In his native France, a revolution launched with similarly high ideals about equality and democracy had ended badly. His parents had nearly been guillotined during the wave of violence that followed the momentous events of 1789. By contrast, American democracy worked — and he wanted to understand why.
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Reverie
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“The nature of our immortal lives is in the consequences of our words and deeds” — Cloud Atlas
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