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Was Tocqueville a member of the centre-left or centre-right?

  • Both, he first was a member of the centre-left before moving to the centre-right

  • Centre-left only

  • Centre-right only

  • Neither, he was apolitical

Answer

Alexis de Tocqueville was a French aristocrat who was first a member of the centre-left before moving to the centre-right. He is best known for his book Democracy in America, which explored the political and social conditions of the United States in the 1830s.
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