"The Americans are a very proud people, and they are very sensitive to any criticism of their country."

"The American woman is as free as the American man, and she is at least as intelligent."

"I do not know if the people of the United States are better off, but I am sure that they are happier than the people of Europe."

"I have often observed that in democratic countries the people are more afraid of their own liberty than of the tyranny of a master."

"In America, conspiracies are unknown; in France, they are the daily news."