The Hungarian ministry begged the king earnestly to issue orders to all troops and commanders of fortresses in Hungary, enjoining fidelity to the Constitution, and obedience to the ministers of Hungary.

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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...

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.

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

The unspoken word never does harm.

The unspoken word never does harm.

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...

I am a straightforward man.

I am a straightforward man.

I can understand Communism, but not Socialism.

I can understand Communism, but not Socialism.

Yet my humble capacity has not preserved me from calumnies.

Yet my humble capacity has not preserved me from calumnies.

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...

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...

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...

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;...

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...

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

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

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...

The principle of evil in Europe is the enervating spirit of Russian absolutism.

The principle of evil in Europe is the enervating spirit of Russian absolutism.