Question: who extolled the equality of conditions in his book democracy in america
Answer: De La Démocratie en Amérique ( French pronunciation : ​ ( dəla demɔkʁasi ɑ̃n ‿ ameˈʁik ) ; published in two volumes , the first in 1835 and the second in 1840 ) is a classic French text by Alexis de Tocqueville .