The French under the old monarchy held it for a maxim that the king could do no wrong . The Americans entertain the same opinion with respect to the majority.... If ever the free institutions of America are destroyed, that event may be attributed to the omnipotence of the majority.

If an American was condemned to confine his activity to his own affairs, he would be robbed of one half of his existence.

Remember that life is neither pain nor pleasure; it is serious business, to be entered upon with courage and in a spirit of self-sacrifice.

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

Society is endangered not by the great profligacy of a few, but by the laxity of morals amongst all.

At the head of any new undertaking where in France you would find the government, or in England some great lord, in the United States you are sure to find an association.

It is an axiom of political science in the United States that the sole means of neutralizing the effects of newspapers is to multiply their number.