"I am convinced that a great revolution is at hand, and that it will be more terrible than any that has yet occurred."

"I have always thought that the most important thing for a man is to be free, even if he is poor."

"I have always regarded the Americans as a people who are more interested in their own private affairs than in the public good."

"The Americans are a people who are always talking about progress, but they are also a people who are always looking back."

"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."