In chapter 9 De Tocqueville talks about the different kinds of options for forms of governments. Comparing a democracy and an authoritarian government, he asks,
"...should we not rather steer toward the former than voluntarily submit to the latter? ... Is it not better to let ourselves be leveled down by freedom rather than by a despot?" (315).
This makes sense for the United States because we have a democratic system, but it may not work for every nation. For example, would this apply to Egypt? Their government is so different from ours that our system of government may not even apply, as much as we may like others to imitate us.
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