In giving a free chance to every human creature, we've nothing to learn from anybody.

In character, I bow down to the English and Scotch; I respect the Frenchman highly and admire his good taste.

But, for our needs and from our point of view, the English can teach us only two great lessons--character and the art of living (if you are rich).
The idea that we were brought up on, therefore, that Europe is the home of civilization in general--nonsense! It's a periodical slaughter-pen, with all the vices that this implies.

I'd as lief live in the Chicago stock-yards.

There they kill beeves and pigs.
Here they kill men and (incidentally) women and children.