So many of my thoughts and feelings are shared by the English that England has turned into a second native land of the mind for me.

There are at the present time two great nations in the world--the Russians and the Americans. The American relies upon his personal interest to accomplish his ends and gives free scope to the unguided exertions and common sense of the people. The Russian centers all his authority of society in a single arm. The principal instrument of the former is freedom; of the latter, servitude. Their starting point is different and their courses are not the same; yet each of them seems marked by the will of Heaven to sway the destinies of half the globe.

The greatness of America lies not in being more enlightened than any other nation, but rather in her ability to repair her faults.

The power of the periodical press is second only to that of the people.

In the United States, associations are established to promote the public safety, commerce, industry, morality, and religion. There is no end which the human will despairs of attaining through the combined power of individuals united into a society.

Comfort becomes a goal when distinctions of rank are abolished and privileges destroyed.

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.