Meriwether Lewis was an American explorer, soldier, politician, and public administrator, best known for his role as the leader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, also known as the Corps of Discovery, with William Clark.
The answer is C. Alexis de Tocqueville.
After a trip to America in 1831, he wrote the text <em>Democracy in America</em>, and in it he says: <em>“the social condition of the Americans is eminently democratic; this was its character at the foundation of the colonies, and it is still more strongly marked at the present day.”</em>
