"I confess that I am not much in love with what is called 'progress' in our days."

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

"I do not know if the people of the United States are better than the people of other countries; but I know that they are more virtuous."

"The most formidable of all the ills that threaten the future of the Union arises from the presence of a black population upon its territory."

"The Americans are a people who are always seeking happiness, but they are also a people who are never satisfied."