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Famous John Brown Quotes
“These men are all talk; What is needed is action - action!”
“The angels are ministering spirits; they are not governing spirits.”
“The intent and not the deed Is in our power; and, therefore, who dares greatly Does greatly.”
“Tis mean for empty praise of wit to write, As fopplings grin to show their teeth are white.”
“The United States is a place where the men govern, but the women rule.”
“I never wanted to fight against the Union, but could not turn my back on Virginia.”
“I was shot down by a fifth ball, which struck me squarely in the face, and passed out.”
“I cannot remember a night so dark as to have hindered the coming day.”
“The same eye cannot both look up to heaven and down to earth.”
“I will answer anything I can with honor, but not about others.”
“Symptoms are the body's mother tongue; signs are in a foreign language.”
“I am worth inconceivably more to hang than for any other purpose.”