Upon this the Hungarian ministers resigned, but the names submitted by the president of the council, at the demand of the king, were not approved of for successors.

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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 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

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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.

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

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

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...

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.

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...

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...

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 am a straightforward man.

I am a straightforward man.

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...

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.