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Lajos Kossuth
Lajos Kossuth

Lajos Kossuth was a Hungarian lawyer, politician, and revolutionary figure. Born on September 19, 1802, and died on March 20, 1894, Kossuth is renowned for his leadership during the Hungarian Revolution of 1848-1849. He advocated for democratic reforms and national independence. After the revolution's failure, he went into exile, continuing to fight for Hungarian causes. more

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“There is a sort of natural instinct of human dignity in the heart of man which steels his very nerves not to bend beneath the heavy blows of a great adversity. The palm-tree grows best beneath a ponderous weight, even so the character of man. There is no merit in it, it is a law of psychology. The petty pangs of small daily cares have often bent the character of men, but great misfortunes seldom. There is less danger in this than in great good luck.”

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Book:Proceedings, Speeches,&c. at the Dinner given to Louis Kossuth at the National Hotel, Washington, Jan. 7, 1852
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“To know a people's character, we must see it at its homes, and look chiefly to the humbler abodes where that portion of the people dwells which makes the broad basis of the national prosperity.”

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Book:Kossuth in New England: A Full Account of the Hungarian Governor's Visit to Massachusetts ; with Speeches, and the Addresses that Were Made to Him ...
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“Justice is immortal, eternal, and immutable, like God Himself; and the development of law is only then a progress when it is directed towards those principles which like Him, are eternal; and whenever prejudice or error succeeds in establishing in customary law any doctrine contrary to eternal justice.”

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Book:Select speeches, condensed and abridged by F.W. Newman
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