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FOURTH BOOK.


INFLUENCE OF DEMOCRATIC OPINIONS AND SENTIMENTS ON POLITICAL SOCIETY.


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CHAPTER I.
That equality naturally gives men a taste for free institutions 306
CHAPTER II.
That the notions of democratic nations on government are naturally favourable to the concentration of power 308
CHAPTER III.
That the sentiments of democratic nations accord with their opinions in leading them to concentrate political power 312
CHAPTER IV.
Of certain peculiar and accidental causes which either lead a people to complete centralization of government, or which divert them from it 317
CHAPTER V.
That among the European governments of our time the power of governments is increasing although the persons who govern are less stable 323
CHAPTER VI.
What sort of despotism democratic nations have to fear 336
CHAPTER VII.
Continuation of the preceding chapters 345
CHAPTER VIII.
General survey of the subject 352