I consider no man honest who does not observe towards other nations the principles which he desires to be observed towards his own: and therefore I will not interfere in your domestic questions.

Quote by Lajos Kossuth

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Upon this the Hungarian ministers resigned, but the names submitted by the president of the...

Upon this the Hungarian ministers resigned, but the names submitted by the president of the...

I must therefore implore your indulgence for a pretty long and plain development of my...

I must therefore implore your indulgence for a pretty long and plain development of my...

Your generous part in my liberation is taken by the world for the revelation of...

Your generous part in my liberation is taken by the world for the revelation of...

The Hungarian ministry begged the king earnestly to issue orders to all troops and commanders...

The Hungarian ministry begged the king earnestly to issue orders to all troops and commanders...

Yet my humble capacity has not preserved me from calumnies.

Yet my humble capacity has not preserved me from calumnies.

The time draws near, when a radical change must take place for the whole world...

The time draws near, when a radical change must take place for the whole world...

It is chiefly in New York that I feel induced to urge this, because New...

It is chiefly in New York that I feel induced to urge this, because New...

Men like me, who merely wish to establish political freedom, will in such circumstances lose...

Men like me, who merely wish to establish political freedom, will in such circumstances lose...

Even in political considerations, now-a-days, you have stronger motives to feel interested in the fate...

Even in political considerations, now-a-days, you have stronger motives to feel interested in the fate...

Hungary is, in a word, in a state of WAR against the Hapsburg dynasty, a...

Hungary is, in a word, in a state of WAR against the Hapsburg dynasty, a...

The house of Austria has publicly used every effort to deprive the country of its...

The house of Austria has publicly used every effort to deprive the country of its...

And if you cannot remain indifferent, you must resolve to throw your weight into that...

And if you cannot remain indifferent, you must resolve to throw your weight into that...

The unspoken word never does harm.

The unspoken word never does harm.

My nomination to be Governor was not to gratify ambition.

My nomination to be Governor was not to gratify ambition.

In exile, I have tried to profit by the past and prepare for the future.

In exile, I have tried to profit by the past and prepare for the future.

Now that I am a deputy, I will cease to be an agitator.

Now that I am a deputy, I will cease to be an agitator.

Neutrality, as a lasting principle, is an evidence of weakness.

Neutrality, as a lasting principle, is an evidence of weakness.

I came not to your glorious shores to enjoy a happy rest - I came...

I came not to your glorious shores to enjoy a happy rest - I came...

I believe that the confidence of Hungary in me is not shaken by misfortune nor...

I believe that the confidence of Hungary in me is not shaken by misfortune nor...

The policy of the house of Austria, which aimed at destroying the independence of Hungary...

The policy of the house of Austria, which aimed at destroying the independence of Hungary...