"The Americans are a people who are always in a hurry. They are always running after some new thing."

"The American principle of the sovereignty of the people, when it is fully developed, will lead to a species of legal despotism."

"The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the public with the public's money."

"I am not afraid of the storm, for I am learning how to sail my ship."

"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."