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

Quote by Lajos Kossuth

Topics: Power Quotes

I am a straightforward man.

I am a straightforward man.

My nomination to be Governor was not to gratify ambition.

My nomination to be Governor was not to gratify ambition.

Yet my humble capacity has not preserved me from calumnies.

Yet my humble capacity has not preserved me from calumnies.

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...

I have to thank the People, the Congress, and the Government of the United States...

I have to thank the People, the Congress, and the Government of the United States...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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

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

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;...

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...

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 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...

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...