"The Americans are a people who are always seeking happiness, but they are also a people who are never satisfied."

"I am convinced that the greatest evil in the world is not poverty, but inequality."

"The Americans are a very religious people, but their religion is very different from ours."

"The most formidable of all the ills that threaten the future of the Union arises from the presence of a black population upon its territory."

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