"When I see the American people, I am struck with the thought that they are a people born to be free."

"The American woman is as free as the American man, and she is at least as intelligent."

"The love of equality is sometimes a passion, sometimes a reasonable preference."

"I have always regarded the Americans as a people who are more interested in their own private affairs than in the public good."

"I am not afraid that they will find bad governments, but that they will find governments that are not interested in the well-being of the people."