Philadelphia PA Citizens' Banquet Dec. 26, 1851.
If (...) you are afraid of Russia (...) and rather be on goodterms with the Tsar, than rejoice in the liberty ..of Hungary,Germany and France (...). I would leave you (...) with a dyingfarewell and with a prayer that the sun of freedom may never dropbelow the horizon of your happy land. I stood in IndependenceHall, whence the spirit of freedom lisps eternal (...). Man maywell be silent , where from such a place history so speaks.

Baltimore MD Dec. 27, 1851.
Woe to the people (...) [who] (...) care only for their ownpresent, and not for the future (...) nations secluded are likethe silkworm, which secretes itself (...) and (...) creeps out todie. So (...) with the nation, which is wrapped up in itself. Andwhat does Hungary need (...) ? only fair play (...) let it say tothe Russian intruder "keep back (...) let the brave Magyarsfight their own battle (...)" that is what I (...) humblyrequest and hope. The oppression of Hungary has ratified theoppression of all our continent. Italy has been crushed (...)freedom of Germany (...) put down by Austria with the support ofRussia. (...) the usurpation of Louis Napoleon (...) madepossible (...). No man can entirely cut himself off from others(...) a man would be an exile in his own country (...) in hisfamily. Just so with nations (...) however powerful isindependent of other nations. Napoleon spoke a prophetic word,when he said that in fifty years all Europe would be eitherrepublican or Cossack.

Washington DC Legislative Banquet Jan. 7, 1852.
Happy is your great country (...) for being attached to (...)self-government (...) that it was selected (...) by the Lord toprove the (...) practicability of a federative union (...). Youhad active (...) aid from Europe in your struggle forindependence which (...) you used (...) wisely as to become aprodigy of freedom and a lesson (...) to nations. No nation has(...) struggled and suffered so much for the Christian world aswe (...) the whole of Europe's armed pilgrimage could not (...)avert the rushing waves of Islamism. We stopped those rushingwaves (...) my nation a breakwater to them. No Hungarian whom hisnation honored with its confidence was ever (...) to becomedangerous to his country's liberty. That is a remarkable fact,and yet it is not accidental. It springs from the properinfluence of institutions on the national character. .Upon ourplains we fought (...) for Christendom. There will be fought thedecisive battle for independence(...) for (...) democraticliberty. I trust in the future of my native land, because I knowthat it is worthy to have one (...).

Washington DC Battle of New Orleans Jan. 8, 1852.
(...) I gaze at history as my compass. And there is no (...) moreinstructive than yours (...) you have concentrated within (...) afew years (...) the narrow process of national life, whichelsewhere was achieved only through centuries. It would be amistake...to believe that your nation your nation is still in itsyouth (...). The natural condition of nations is not measured byyears (...) I received during my brief stay in England some 130addresses.. all full of (...) warm sympathy from my country'scause (...) the most gratifying was the one in which I heard yourWashington praised.. the hope (...) expressed that England andthe United States (...) go hand in hand (...) to support (...)international law and freedom on earth. Hatred is no goodcounselor (...). What people have suffered more than (...).Hungary has from Russia ? Shall I hate the people of Russia forit ? (...) never ! it is the government (...) which makes (...)my blood boil. Now we have a common enemy, and thus (...) acommon interest (...) love rules where our fathers have fought.As a man has to pass through several periods of age (...) anation has first to be born, then to grow, then it has to prove(...) vitality by undergoing the trials of life...At last it musttake its proper seat among (...) nations. These (...) conditions(...) must be accepted (...) even if we should not be pleased with it.

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