Democracy in America Throughout history, humanity has been recorded as having become corrupt. Men have grown tired of simply surviving; they had to take and conquer others. Absolute monarchies control the wealth, land and even the lives of men. The conditions of the people depended solely on the conditions of the one who was in power in that particular place and time. History has shown that most men rule their kingdoms recklessly. To avoid a tyrannical government, some attempt to establish a government in which the people govern themselves. This form of government is called democracy, or “government by the people.” History has also revealed, through the Greeks and the French Revolution, that a democracy that gives full power to the people, “absolute democracy,” is nothing more than a brief prelude to tyranny. A new democracy was founded in America with some unique characteristics in its structure and institution. American tyranny never came. The period in which America has remained faithful to its original form of government, since the days of the Constitution, has evolved from an almost insignificant moment in human history, to a time when power resided not in one man, but rather in free men, each in America for over 200 years. years. The question of every great historian therefore is this: “How could American democracy prosper when all previous ones failed?”1 A brilliant young French historian has dedicated much of his life to answering this world-changing mystery . Alexis de Tocqueville revealed to Europe what characteristics instilled in American democracy must be modeled to build an adequate institution of government in any nation. He did this in his work Democracy in America.Alexis de Tocqueville was born in Paris on July 29, 1805. Tocqueville's father was a royalist prefect of Normandy who supported the Bourbon monarchy, his great-grandfather was a liberal aristocrat killed in the French Revolution , and his mother was a devout Roman Catholic who strongly supported a return to the Old Regime. In 1835 the first part of Democracy in America was published. A highly positive and optimistic account of American government and society, the book was very well received throughout Europe. “In 1840 the second part of Democracy in America was published. This volume was substantially more pessimistic than the first, warning of the dangers of using the powers granted to them. We can see today how the proud and selfish demand special rights and privileges and receive them more and more often. Fortunately, those who have a current passion for freedom and equality speak out against selfishness. Alexis de Tocqueville had noted democracy in two nations. He saw one succeed and another fail. But the interesting and somewhat disturbing fact remains. America's failure may very well begin. Equal opportunity for every American citizen to do what was and still is the fundamental foundation of the success of democracy in America. If we ignore these rights, we will fall prey to the uncertain evils that await our destruction. Many hate America because of the position necessary to guarantee freedom for all. Not all attacks are carried out by gunmen and aircraft. The most destructive enemies are those who introduce false ideas of complacency and doubt into the hearts and minds of the American people. If we read, studied, and learned from people like Alexis de Tocqueville and our founding fathers, we would be ready to fight those false ideas and give possible hope to generations to come..