"If I had undertaken the practical direction of military operations, and anything went amiss, I feared that my conscience would torture me, as guilty of the fall of my country, as I had not been familiar with military tactics."

-- Lajos Kossuth

#Country Quotes #Military Quotes #Fall Quotes

“The color of the prisoner's skin, and the form of his features, are not impressed upon the spiritual immortal mind which works beneath. In spite of human pride, he is still your brother, and mine, in form and color accepted and approved by his Father, and yours, and mine, and bears equally with us the proudest inheritance of our race - the image of our Maker. Hold him then to be a Man.”

Source : William H. Seward's argument as defense attorney during the trial of an African-American criminal defendant, Auburn, New York (July 1846) as quoted in "Works of William H. Seward", Volume I (p. 417), 1853.
“Grobanite makes me think of a type of harmless crustacean.”
“Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD, the LORD, is the Rock eternal.”
“There is this to be said about having money. You get rejected by a higher class of people.”

Source : Jean Kerr (1982). “Lunch hour”, Doubleday
“I love being able to help and encourage my friends and I try to inspire them as they do me.”
“Anyone who's putting money into your movie would always rather you cast well-known people.”
“I grew up riding when I was younger in Texas. I actually learned how to ride in Norway. I really love riding horses.”
“I mean, I think everybody realizes that calling people racist is a waste of time; nobody buys it anymore.”

Source : "Bernie Goldberg on Far Left Calling Tea Party 'Terrorists'". "The O'Reilly Factor", www.foxnews.com. August 1, 2011.

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