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=== On the United States and Russia as future global powers ===
In his ''Democracy in America'', Tocqueville also forecast the preeminence of the United States and Russia as the two main global powers. In his book, he stated: "There are now two great nations in the world, which starting from different points, seem to be advancing toward the same goal: the Russians and the Anglo-Americans. ... Each seems called by some secret design of Providence one day to hold in its hands the destinies of half the world."<ref>Alexis de Tocqueville, ''Democracy in America'', pp. 412–413.</ref>