?In 1831, a man named Alexis de Tocqueville visited the United States to begin his study of a new social and political phenomenon. After nine months of traveling the nation and interviewing many people, he returned to France to write a book about his studies. In the 1880’s James Bryce, an Englishman visited the United States as well and later wrote a book of his findings. Tocqueville and Bryce both saw all Americans as equal, meaning that all men are still from the same flesh and blood as any other man, there is no reason to bow down to him or address him in different terms. America had no rank in its society; no man was more entitled than the next. I agree with these statements, and I believe that this is a factor that should still stand in our society today. Tocqueville idea was that the equality was America's identifying mark, which was a cherished virtue. Bryce, agreeing, seen that Americans regard one another as fundamentally equal as human beings and that you should not treat someone more successful as porcelain and yourself as earthenware. Both men believed that the love and worship of money had taken holds on the affections of men. There was a fuss over rich men, gossip about their lives, speculations of what he would do with his fortune and descriptions of what was done with the fortune. Unfortunately, money seems to be the root of all evil and is very much sought after in modern day America. Americans didn't particularly respect the wealthy; they were more curious than anything. Though a man of sudden wealth is thought to be a hero in some instance, because so many men have the same ambition deep down. I agree with this statement because even today, we desire to be lottery winners and participate in "get rich quick" schemes. Most immigrants came to America due to the political and religious quarrels in their home country, and they had hopes of equality in the New World. When leaving their homeland, immigrants had no know