The Americans are a people who are always in a hurry, and they have no time for anything that does not bring them immediate profit.
Democracy in America
Democracy in America, Vol. 2, Book 2, Chapter 13
1840
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"The Americans are a people of shopkeepers, and they have the virtues and vices of shopkeepers."
Strange & Unusual"I have often seen that men are more afraid of death than of slavery."
Strange & Unusual"Slavery, which is so cruel to the slave, is prejudicial to the master, and democracy, which is so favorable to the freedom of all citizens, is destructive of the independence of the individual."
Controversial"The most important of all human institutions is the family."
Controversial"The Americans are a people who are always talking about liberty, but they are also a people who are always ready to give it up."
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