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

"I have often seen that the love of liberty is not the only motive of action, and that there are many other passions which can lead men to do great things."

"I know of no country in which the love of money has taken stronger hold on the affections of men, and in which the passion for physical gratification is more general than in America."

"Slavery, which is so cruel to the slave, is prejudicial to the master, and democracy, which is so favorable to the freedom of all citizens, is destructive of the independence of the individual."

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