Essays on American Ideals

As “Democracy in America” revealed, Tocqueville believed that equality was the great political and social idea of his era, and he thought that the United States offered the most advanced example of equality in action. He admired American individualism but warned that a society of...

Where anyone who is willing to work diligently and honestly obey the law can achieve the happiness declared by the founding parents. And this idea has become relevant to many people in all countries of the world ‘American Dream’ is notable for its vitality and...

The American Revolution was a revolt against the British with help from France in which independence was won and resulted in the United States of America. The revolution centered around the best way to protect “liberty” and republican government, although not everyone agreed on how...

In the early years of the 1500s, people started to question every belief that they had and pursued the right to equality within society. The ideals concerning most of these questions would soon spark a tremendous transition. For most of the eighteenth century, many new...