"The American democracy is a very imperfect democracy, but it is the best that the world has ever seen."

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

"The Americans are a people who are very fond of novelties, and they are always ready to try new things."

"The Americans are a people who are always looking for a new way to do things, and they are very good at finding it."

"I have always thought that there was something more dangerous than despotism, and that was servitude voluntarily endured."