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American Politician

Robert Dale Owen was an American politician born on November 7, 1801, and died on June 24, 1877. He served in various political roles during the American Civil War and played a significant role in the federal government.

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Desire Rights Relics Feudal System

Author:Robert Dale Owen

“Fulfill - you can far more than fulfill - the brightest anticipations of those who, in the name of human freedom, and in the face of threats that have ripened into terrible realities since, fought that battle which placed you where you now stand.”

Humans Reality Faces Names Terrible Battle Threat Anticipation Human Freedom

Author:Robert Dale Owen

“It is within your power at this very moment not only to consumate an act of enlightened statesmanship, but, as the instrument of the Almighty, to restore to freedom a race of men.”

Men Moments Race Instruments Enlightened Almighty Statesmanship

Author:Robert Dale Owen

“Men acquiesce in a thousand things, once righteously and boldly done, to which, if proposed to them in advance, they might find endless objections.”

Ifs Men Done Might Thousand Endless Objections

Author:Robert Dale Owen

“Property in man, always morally unjust, has become nationally dangerous.”

Men Dangerous Property Unjust

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“If, amid the multitude of contending counsel, you have hesitated and doubted; if, when a great measure suggested itself, you have shrunk from the vast responsibility, afraid to go forward lest you should go wrong, what wonder?”

Ifs Should Responsibility Wonder Multitudes Doubted Contending

Author:Robert Dale Owen

“There is a measure needing courage to adopt and enforce it, which I believe to be of virtue sufficient to redeem the nation in this its darkest hour: one only; I know of no other to which we may rationally trust for relief from impending dangers without and within.”

Knows Believe May I Believe Nations Hours Courage Virtue Danger Sufficient Relief Trust No One Darkest Hour

Author:Robert Dale Owen

“The people are forbidden to give aid and comfort to rebels. What of a government that has the power to cut off from aid and comfort all the rebels of the South and fails to exercise it?”

People Giving Government Cutting Failing Exercise Comfort South Aids Rebel Forbidden

Author:Robert Dale Owen

“After voluntary exertions on the part of our people to which the history of the world furnishes no parallel, is the old root of bitterness still to remain in the ground, to sprout and bear fruit in the future as it has borne fruit in the past?”

People World Stills Past Bears Roots Fruit Bitter Bitterness World History Parallels Exertion Sprouts

Author:Robert Dale Owen

“We can constitutionally extirpate slavery at this time.”

Slavery Hereafter

Author:Robert Dale Owen

“Boldness and decision command, often even in evil, the respect and concurrence of mankind.”

Evil Decision Mankind Command Engagement Boldness Concurrence

Author:Robert Dale Owen

“It is idle to await unanimity.”

Idle Unanimity

Author:Robert Dale Owen

“The worship of words is more pernicious than the worship of images. Grammatolatry is the worst species of idolatry.”

Worst Worship Species Idolatry Pernicious

Book:The Debatable Land Between this World and the Next: With Illustrative Narrations

Source: The Debatable Land Between this World and the Next: With Illustrative Narrations

“Property that endangers the safety of a nation should not be suffered to remain in the hands of its citizens.”

Should Hands Nations Citizens Safety Property

Author:Robert Dale Owen

“Men ever follow willingly a daring leader: most willingly of all, in great emergencies.”

Men Leadership Leader Daring Emergencies

Author:Robert Dale Owen

“Wisdom, prudence, forethought, these are essential. But not second to these that noble courage which adventures the right, and leaves the consequences to God.”

Courage Adventure Essentials Consequence Noble Prudence Aquariums Forethought

Author:Robert Dale Owen

“The dangers which threaten us are twofold: First, from the Confederate forces, composed of men whose earnest convictions and reckless bravery it is idle to deny.”

Men Firsts Force Danger Bravery Conviction Deny Idle Earnest Reckless Ethos Confederate

Author:Robert Dale Owen

“In the due exercise of your official power, in strictest accordance with law and the Constitution, you can deprive the enemy of that which, above all else, has given, and still gives him, aid and comfort.”

Giving Stills Law Given Enemy Sea Exercise Comfort Constitution Dues Aids Officials

Author:Robert Dale Owen

About the Author

Born: November 7, 1801
Died: June 24, 1877
Known for: American Politician
Quotes: 18

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