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The revolutionary movement that swept across Europe in 1948 ushered the history of that time into a new era, but historians have not yet concluded what era it entered. Tocqueville, the French political thinker, sociologist, and author of the famous book "The Old Regime and the Great Revolution" was a participant in the 1848 Revolution and was also the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Second Republic. He left this memoir about the revolution. It is not only a precious historical record, but also the most obvious manifestation of Tocqueville's personality, reflecting a lesser-known aspect of his life - his political career.

The main content of "The Old Regime and the Revolution (Full Translation)" includes the polarizing evaluations it received when the Revolution broke out; the main and ultimate purpose of the Revolution was not, as people thought, to destroy religious power and weaken political power; why feudal rights disgusted the people more in France than anywhere else; why the French wanted reform first and then freedom, etc.