"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."

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

"I do not say that the Americans are more religious than other people; but I say that they have a greater respect for religion."

"The American Indians are, in a certain sense, a foreign people, and they have no place in the midst of the European population."

"I have always thought that the most important thing for a man is to be free, even if he is poor."