A LIVING CONSTITUTION The U.S. Constitution: Does it stand the test of time? In 1835, less than half a century after the ratification of the U.S. Constitution, Alexis de TocqueviUe observed in his famous book, Democracy in America, "...The social state of America is a very strange phenomenon. Men there are nearer equality in wealth and mental endowments ... than in any other country of the world or in any other age or recorded history."1 …showed first 75 words of 1135 total…

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