"It is difficult to imagine how many of those who love liberty, and who sincerely desire it, are yet ready to give it up at the first alarm."

"The greatness of America lies not in being more enlightened than any other nation, but rather in her ability to repair her faults."

"The American people are a people who are very fond of comfort, and they are not always very fond of liberty."

"The most dangerous moment for a bad government is generally when it begins to reform itself."

"Americans are so enamored of equality they'd rather be equal in slavery than unequal in freedom."