Tocqueville argues, page 227, that modern society can only exist through rights or force.

Tocqueville argues, page 227, that modern society can only exist through rights or force. Yet, he does not make a noble argument for why rights rule in America. Instead, he argues that it is selfishness that allows rights to rule. Explain Tocqueville’s argument that selfishness is the foundation for the respect of political rights in the United States.
HINT: Focus on pages 227-229 of Democracy in America to find the textual evidence and argument.