According to Tocqueville egalitarianism was key to the success of the United States as a constitutional republic in that, when citizens that are equal fight for their freedom and independence, against power, their only chance is for them to combine forces. In this sense he saw democracy as a perfect equilibrium between freedom and equality.
<span>Alexander the Great's legacy is both far reaching and profound. First, his father was able to unite the Greek city-states, and Alexander destroyed the Persian Empire forever. More importantly, Alexander's conquests spread Greek culture, also known as Hellenism, across his empire.</span><span>
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<span>In my personal opinion I do not justify the blocking measure adopted by the British government, because despite being at war, the consequences were assumed by the entire German population, men, women and children. All alike suffered the effects of hunger and a series of chronic diseases ranging from simple flu and dysentery, to more serious afflictions such as typhus, tuberculosis and scurvy. As food became scarcer, German civilians began to act instinctively to feed themselves, and in many cases this need dominated their entire lives. In the end, millions of people sought to obtain what they and their families needed to survive, committing illicit acts such as stealing and assaulting other citizens in their never-ending quest to feed themselves, that is, a loss of moral and ethical values, leaving the animal instinct of survival.</span>
<span>Crime of ’73. </span>
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In 1873 Congress had established the Coinage Act of 1873 (or Mint Act of 1873)
which was a general revision of a law that led to the discontinuation of the minting of silver dollars. It was later
denounced and referred to as Crime of ’73
by the people who wanted inflation. </span>
Cassius says this directed toward Pindarus
