Mutual liberty

Cover of the book Democracy in America, in which the concept was introduced.

Mutual liberty is an idea first developed by Alexis de Tocqueville in his 1835 work Democracy in America.[1] He referred to the general nature of American society during the 19th century. It appeared to him, on the surface, that every citizen had the opportunity to participate in the country's civic activities.

John Stuart Mill expanded the notion. He posited that the most proper occasion for mutual liberty was in a community governed by the consent of the governed and argued that only in a republic may members of all political factions participate.[2]

## References

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1. ^ Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America (New York: Bantam Books, 2000), 9–15.
2. ^ John Stuart Mill, On Liberty and Utilitarianism (New York: Bantam Books, 1993), 12–16.

## External links

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* John Stuart Mill in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
* In Search of Tocqueville's Democracy in America, information and resources about Alexis de Tocqueville.

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Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville

Ideas|

* Mutual liberty
* Soft despotism

Associated persons
(contemporaries)|

* Gustave de Beaumont
* Francis J. Lippitt
* Henry Reeve
* Jared Sparks
* John C. Spencer

Scholars, editors, and translators|

* Leo Damrosch
* Harvey Mansfield
* George Wilson Pierson

Other|

* The Old Regime and the Revolution
* The Alexis de Tocqueville Tour: Exploring Democracy in America

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Alexis de Tocqueville

Books|

* Democracy in America (1835, 1840)
* The Old Regime and the Revolution (1856)

Concepts|

* American exceptionalism
* Mutual liberty
* Soft despotism
* Soft tyranny
* Tocqueville effect

In culture|

* The Alexis de Tocqueville Tour: Exploring Democracy in America (1997–1998)
* Parrot and Olivier in America (2010)
* Dream On (2015)

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