"The Americans are a people of shopkeepers, and they have the virtues and vices of shopkeepers."

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

"It is difficult to imagine how a man who has entirely given up the habit of controlling himself, can be capable of governing others."

"The most important of all human institutions is the family."

"The Americans are a people who are always talking about equality, but they are also a people who are very jealous of each other."