Alexis de Tocqueville — "The Americans are a people who are always looking for a new way to do things, an…"

"I have always believed that the love of truth is the most powerful of all passions."

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

"The Americans are a people who are very proud of their country, but they are also a people who are very critical of it."

"I do not know if the people of the United States are better than the people of other countries; but I know that they are more virtuous."

"The Americans are a people who are always in a hurry, and they have no time for anything that does not bring them immediate profit."