"The man who is most likely to succeed in life is the man who is always willing to take a chance."

"I am not afraid that they will find bad governments, but that they will find governments that are not interested in the well-being of the people."

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

"I have always believed that the most important thing for a nation is to have a strong government, even if it is not a free one."

"The American democracy is a very imperfect democracy, but it is the best that the world has ever seen."