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

"In the United States, the majority raises formidable barriers around thought."

"I have often seen that men are more afraid of death than of slavery."

"The Americans are a very religious people, and they are very careful to keep their religion separate from their politics."

"It is difficult to imagine how many of those who love liberty, and who sincerely desire it, are yet ready to give it up at the first alarm."