Question 6 of 27 I do not believe that there is a country in the world where,
in proportion to the population, there are so few ignorant
and at the same time so few learned individuals. Primary
instruction is within the reach of everybody, superior
instruction is scarcely to be obtained by any. This is not
surprising; it is, in fact, the necessary consequence of what
I have advanced above.
--Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America
What is the central theme of this excerpt?

a big wall across the mexican border so no drugs, terrorist, or illegal immigrants can come through : )    

richard milhous nixon (january 9, 1913 – april 22, 1994) was the 37th president of the united states, serving from 1969 to 1974, when he became the only president to resign (quit). he is also known for corruption and the watergate scandal which resulted in the public losing trust in him and his resignation.

when we think of a­ncient paga­n kings, the ideas of justice and fairness probably aren't the first things to come to mind. we moderns may be more likely to imagine fickle, power-hungry despots who were ready to put someone to death on a whim. but king hammurabi, who ruled a prosperous and thriving babyloniaalmost four millennia ago, doesn't quite fit that mold. he claimed to have protect the weak from oppression, and scholars believe he fostered an atmosphere of justice and righteousness for his people.

this belief is based on an object that was discovered only a century ago. it has already earned a place alongside the rosetta stone as one of the most important artifacts of the ancient world. this stela (stone pillar) bears the inscription of the code of hammurabi, and it has shed light on the laws, culture and life in babylonia.

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