December 22, 1997

Tocqueville on the Tyranny of the Majority

Politics Professor Roger Boesche of Occidental College talked about why Tocqueville saw a danger of the tyranny of the majority in a democratic society as compared to a more hierarchical society.

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Program ID:: 97626-1
Category:: Vignette
Format:: Vignette
Location:: Los Angeles, California, United States
First Aired:: Dec 22, 1997 | 8:01am EST | C-SPAN 1
Last Aired:: Dec 28, 1997 | 7:54am EST | C-SPAN 1

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Dec 22, 1997 | 8:01am EST | C-SPAN 1
Dec 22, 1997 | 10:00am EST | C-SPAN 1
Dec 22, 1997 | 4:03pm EST | C-SPAN 1
Dec 23, 1997 | 4:31am EST | C-SPAN 1
Dec 28, 1997 | 7:54am EST | C-SPAN 1

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