Alexis de Tocqueville, writing in the early nineteenth century about America, noted that America's prosperity rests on its

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Alexis de Tocqueville believed that America's prosperity was a result of its geographic isolation from European conflicts, its defensible borders (oceans on either side), and its general lack of passion for war. He believed that these factors allowed America to focus on economic and social development, leading to its success as a young nation.

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