Of all the countries of the world America is the one where the movement of thought and human industry is the most continuous and swift.

Of all the countries of the world America is the one where the movement of thought and human industry is the most continuous and swift.

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

No men are less addicted to reverie than the citizens of a democracy.

When I refuse to obey an unjust law, I do not contest the right of the majority to command, but I simply appeal from the sovereignty of the people to the sovereignty of mankind.

When the people rule, they must be rendered happy, or they will overturn the state.

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. Trade makes men independent of one another and gives them a high idea of their personal importance: it leads them to want to manage their own affairs and teaches them to succeed therein. Hence it makes them inclined to liberty but disinclined to revolution.