"If anybody said that I should die..." - Quote by Mahatma Gandhi
If anybody said that I should die if I did not take beef-tea or mutton, even under medical advice, I would prefer death.
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More on Principles
“I would rather be accused of breaking precedents than breaking promises.”
“A man had better starve at once than lose his innocence in the process of getting his bread.”
“It is for the good of nations, and not for the emolument or aggrandizement of particular individuals, that government ought to be established, and that mankind are at the expense of supporting it. The defects of every government and constitution both as to principle and form, must, on a parity of reasoning, be as open to discussion as the defects of a law, and it is a duty which every man owes to society to point them out.”
More on Conviction
“If, however, there is to be a war of nerves let us make sure our nerves are strong and are fortified by the deepest convictions of our hearts.”
“When you have decided what you believe, what you feel must be done, have the courage to stand alone and be counted”
“Show me a man who feels bitterly toward John Brown, and let me hear what noble verse he can repeat. He'll be as dumb as if his lips were stone.”