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

Quote by Lajos Kossuth

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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...

Yet my humble capacity has not preserved me from calumnies.

Yet my humble capacity has not preserved me from calumnies.

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 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...

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 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.

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 can understand Communism, but not Socialism.

I can understand Communism, but not Socialism.

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

Now since France has three times in sixty years failed to obtain practical results from...

Now since France has three times in sixty years failed to obtain practical results from...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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 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 am a straightforward man.

I am a straightforward man.