Hungary is, in a word, in a state of WAR against the Hapsburg dynasty, a war of legitimate defence, by which alone it can ever regain independence and freedom.

Quote by Lajos Kossuth

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I can understand Communism, but not Socialism.

I can understand Communism, but not Socialism.

The unspoken word never does harm.

The unspoken word never does harm.

You must be a power on earth, and must therefore accept all the consequences of...

You must be a power on earth, and must therefore accept all the consequences of...

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...

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...

The power that is supported by force alone will have cause often to tremble

The power that is supported by force alone will have cause often to tremble

In my opinion, the form of Government may be different in different countries, according to...

In my opinion, the form of Government may be different in different countries, according to...

If I had undertaken the practical direction of military operations, and anything went amiss, I...

If I had undertaken the practical direction of military operations, and anything went amiss, I...

Yet my humble capacity has not preserved me from calumnies.

Yet my humble capacity has not preserved me from calumnies.

I will not become a Napoleon nor an Alexander, and labour for my own ambition;...

I will not become a Napoleon nor an Alexander, and labour for my own ambition;...

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...

I consider no man honest who does not observe towards other nations the principles which...

I consider no man honest who does not observe towards other nations the principles which...

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.

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...

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...

My nomination to be Governor was not to gratify ambition.

My nomination to be Governor was not to gratify ambition.

I am a straightforward man.

I am a straightforward man.

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...

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...

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...