This Is Marxism

The other day, I decided to read some of Alexis de Toqueville’s Democracy in America . Strangely, I located his work completely free on a Marxist website entitled marxists.org . De Toqueville is classified here under “Reference Writers.” I love de Tocqueville quotes such as this beautiful one: “I sought for the greatness and genius of America in her commodious harbors and her ample rivers – and it was not there . . . in her fertile fields and boundless forests and it was not there . . . in her rich mines and her vast world commerce – and it was not there . . . in her democratic Congress and her matchless Constitution – and it was not there. Not until I went into the churches of America and heard her pulpits aflame with righteousness did I understand the secret of her genius and power. America is great because she is good, and if America ever ceases to be good, she will cease to be great .” Alexis de Tocqueville As we celebrate Independen...