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It is the cause and not merely the death that makes the martyr.
It is the cause and not merely the death that makes the martyr.
Martyrs are needed to create incidents. Incidents are needed to create revolutions. Revolutions are needed to create progress.
Martyrs are needed to create incidents. Incidents are needed to create revolutions. Revolutions are needed to create progress.
The best blood will at some time get into a fool or a mosquito.
The best blood will at some time get into a fool or a mosquito.
Blood will tell, but often it tells too much.
Blood will tell, but often it tells too much.
A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.
A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.
Our admiration is so given to dead martyrs that we have little time for living heroes.
Our admiration is so given to dead martyrs that we have little time for living heroes.
Peace, above all things, is to be desired, but blood must sometimes be spilled to obtain it on equable and read more
Peace, above all things, is to be desired, but blood must sometimes be spilled to obtain it on equable and lasting terms.
Blood is a cleansing and sanctifying thing, and the nation that regards it as the final horror has lost its read more
Blood is a cleansing and sanctifying thing, and the nation that regards it as the final horror has lost its manhood ... there are many things more horrible than bloodshed, and slavery is one of them!
'Dying for an idea,' again, sounds well enough, but why not let the idea die instead of you?
'Dying for an idea,' again, sounds well enough, but why not let the idea die instead of you?
