Alexis de Tocqueville tried to save the French Second Republic by working with a rogue president the restraints of law could not hold.
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In parts one, two, and three of this essay on Alexis de Tocqueville’s Recollections, I looked at the fall of the July Monarchy of King Louis-Phillippe, the failure of the socialist revolutionaries, and the flawed founding of the Second Republic. Today’s installment examines Tocqueville’s account of how the Second Republic died.
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Dan McLaughlin is a senior writer at National Review Online and a fellow at National Review Institute.
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In parts one, two, and three of this essay on Alexis de Tocqueville’s Recollections, I looked at the fall of the July Monarchy of King Louis-Phillippe, the failure of the socialist revolutionaries, and the flawed founding of the Second Republic. Today’s installment examines Tocqueville’s account of how the Second Republic died.
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About the Author
Dan McLaughlin is a senior writer at National Review Online and a fellow at National Review Institute.
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