If he put on unnecessary airs, there will be a coldness and lack of cordiality between him and the community; his sphere of usefulness will be curtailed, and his knowledge of the people and their country limited.

Of course, in a European Capital, where every diplomat drives in a carriage, I should follow the example of my colleagues.

But even in England, I frequently met high statesmen, such, for example, as Lord Salisbury, walking in the streets.

This unrestrained liberty and equality is remarkably conspicuous in the United States; for instance, at the White House official receptions or balls in Washington, I have seen ladies in ordinary dress, while on one occasion a woman appeared in the dress of a man.

This was Doctor Mary Walker.
In a democratic country, such as the United States, one would naturally suppose that the people enjoyed a greater degree of freedom than is possible in monarchial countries.