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.
A dictator is a ruler who came to power forcefully and ruled over a country without consulting the people. In Roman republic, they might have come to power in a crisis because you are forced to follow a dictator you are not given any other opportunity.
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c. free speech
John Dickinson authored Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania. He created a draft of fifteen proposals, criticizing the Stamp Act as unconstitutional. Because of his letters, the Stamp Act was revoked after only four months of the unproductive process.
