"The American Indians are, in a certain sense, a foreign people, and they have no place in the midst of the European population."

"I do not know if the people of the United States are better off, but I am sure that they are happier than the people of Europe."

"I am convinced that the greatest danger for a democratic nation is not anarchy, but indifference."

"The United States is a land of wonders, in which everything is in constant motion, and in which nothing is fixed."

"I do not say that the Americans are more religious than other people; but I say that they have a greater respect for religion."