"The United States is a land of wonders, in which everything is in constant motion, and in which nothing is fixed."

"I have always believed that the love of truth is the most powerful of all passions."

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

"It is difficult to imagine how a man who has entirely given up the habit of controlling himself, can be capable of governing others."

"I am convinced that the greatest evil in the world is not war, but revolution."