The greatness of America lies not in being more enlightened than any other nation, but rather in her ability to repair her faults.

Americans are so enamored of equality that they would rather be equal in slavery than unequal in freedom.

In no other country in the world is the love of property keener or more alert than in the United States, and nowhere else does the majority display less inclination toward doctrines which in any way threaten the way property is owned.

America is great because she is good. If America ceases to be good, America will cease to be great.

If ever America undergoes great revolutions, they will be brought about by the presence of the black race on the soil of the United States.

The Americans combine the notions of religion and liberty so intimately in their minds, that it is impossible to make them conceive of one without the other