"Equality, in a free government, must be established by law; but it must also be established by manners."

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

"I do not think that the white and black races will ever live in any country upon an equal footing. But I believe that they will remain in a state of hostility, unless they are separated."

"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."

"The American principle of the sovereignty of the people, when it is fully developed, will lead to a species of legal despotism."