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31 quotes by Lajos Kossuth

Lajos Kossuth de Udvard et Kossuthfalva (Hungarian: [ˈlɒjoʃ ˈkoʃuːt], archaically English: Louis Kossuth; Ľudovít Košút in Slovak; 19 September 1802 – 20 March 1894) was a Hungarian lawyer, journalist, politician and Regent-President of the Kingdom of Hungary during the revolution of 1848–49. He was widely honored during his lifetime, including in the United Kingdom and the United States, as a freedom fighter and bellwether of democracy in...
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The unspoken word never does harm.

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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... →

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

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

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

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And if you cannot remain indifferent, you must resolve to throw your weight into that balance in which the fate and condition of man is weighed.

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I will not become a Napoleon nor an Alexander, and labour for my own ambition; but I will labour for freedom and for the moral well-being of man.

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I believe that the confidence of Hungary in me is not shaken by misfortune nor broken by my calumniators.

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

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In my opinion, the form of Government may be different in different countries, according to their circumstances, their wishes, their wants. England... →

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My nomination to be Governor was not to gratify ambition.

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

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The house of Austria has publicly used every effort to deprive the country of its legitimate Independence and Constitution, designing to reduce it to... →

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