The prejudice of the race appears stronger in the States that have abolished slaves than in the States where slavery still exists. White carpenters, white bricklayers, and white painters will not work side by side with the blacks in the North but do it in almost every Southern State.

When an American asks for the cooperation of his fellow citizens, it is seldom refused; and I have often seen it afforded spontaneously and with great good will.

In politics shared hatreds are almost always the basis of friendships.

I know without needing to hear the voice of the Creator that the stars trace out in space the orbits which His hand has drawn.

Though it is very important for man as an individual that his religion should be true, that is not the case for society. Society has nothing to fear or hope from another life; what is most important for it is not that all citizens profess the true religion but that they should profess religion.

The aspect of American society is animated, because men and things are always changing; but it is monotonous, because all the changes are alike.

With much care and skill power has been broken into fragments in the American township, so that the maximum possible number of people have some concern with public affairs.