"I have always found that the most intelligent people are those who are most willing to admit their ignorance."

"I confess that I am not much in love with what is called 'progress' in our days."

"The Americans have a great taste for physical gratifications. They are always seeking to procure them, and they are never satisfied."

"The American is a man who is always in a hurry, always running, always trying to get ahead."

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