Jose Cecilio del Valle

"America shall not lag a century behind Europe: it will stride as an equal first, and lead later; it will, in the end, be the most illuminated by the sciences just as it is most illuminated by the sun."

"But to reach...the pinnacle of power, it will be necessary, to climb rugged heights."

"Law. Law. That is what saves nations from the most imminent dangers."

"How can one govern without taxes, without strength, without authority?"

"Politically, America is the same as it is physically: the land of the earthquakes."