This book is a challenging read, no doubt about it. I am learning a trick with books to help me not only keep focus when a book is harder to understand. I have been writing in books for a while and love it. This week, I am adding to my writing in books. A new skill I have been practicing is creating a concise bullet-point summary of each chapter.
I struggle with this because it means I have to slow down and think. As I am saying this, I am reminded of one of the author’s points. The author compares what he sees in America with what is traditional in Europe among the aristocracy. One of his points is that Americans are always in a rush to produce; they don’t take time to meditate or ponder their ideas. Yep, that definitely is true for me many times when it comes to reading.
Alexis de Tocqueville took a long time to put all this information together. It is quite impressive. He looks at many examples as he compares the democratic ideal with the aristocracy or caste system of Europe. It is interesting to see how culturally different we are from our roots. So many events went into changing our culture to even make it possible for a different form of government to be instituted. The more I read this, the more miraculous the founding of the USA becomes. Wow, so many things that needed to be changed to help prepare for a Republic. It’s truly amazing!
I struggle with this because it means I have to slow down and think. As I am saying this, I am reminded of one of the author’s points. The author compares what he sees in America with what is traditional in Europe among the aristocracy. One of his points is that Americans are always in a rush to produce; they don’t take time to meditate or ponder their ideas. Yep, that definitely is true for me many times when it comes to reading.
Alexis de Tocqueville took a long time to put all this information together. It is quite impressive. He looks at many examples as he compares the democratic ideal with the aristocracy or caste system of Europe. It is interesting to see how culturally different we are from our roots. So many events went into changing our culture to even make it possible for a different form of government to be instituted. The more I read this, the more miraculous the founding of the USA becomes. Wow, so many things that needed to be changed to help prepare for a Republic. It’s truly amazing!
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