Alexis De Tocqueville Analysis

Alexis de Tocqueville’s argument that democratic legislation is more useful to humanity than that of an aristocracy is successful. In order for the conclusion to be accepted the premises must also be accepted. The premises given all lead to the conclusion and are valid. A major strength to the essay is that he states the sum of democracies total advantages outweigh that of an aristocracy. By doing this, it ensures that one situation could not disprove his argument. If he were not to add that sentence, a point could be made that one citizen had interest opposed to their own advantage, therefore the argument is invalid.
That said, the first premise, democratic Laws are made by the majority, does show weakness. It is true that a democracy is