A state of equality is perhaps less elevated, but it is more just; and its justice constitutes its greatness and beauty.

Those who prize freedom only for the material benefits it offers have never kept it for long.

By obliging men to turn their attention to other affairs than their own, it rubs off that private selfishness which is the rust of society.

In America one of the first things done in a new State is to make the post go there; in the forests of Michigan there is no cabin so isolated, no valley so wild, but that letters and newspapers arrive at least once a week.

But what most astonishes me in the United States, is not so much the marvelous grandeur of some undertakings, as the innumerable multitude of small ones.

To remain silent is the most useful service that a mediocre speaker can render to the public good.

Trade is the natural enemy of all violent passions. Trade loves moderation, delights in compromise, and is most careful to avoid anger. It is patient, supple, and insinuating, only resorting to extreme measures in cases of absolute necessity.