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I have been whipped, as the saying is, but I am sure I can recover all the lost capital occasioned by that disaster; by only hanging a few moments by the neck; and I feel quite determined to make the utmost possible out of a defeat.

John Brown

I will answer anything I can with honor, but not about others.
JOHN BROWN

Ethics Myself Question Respect
Caution, Sir! I am eternally tired of hearing that word caution. It is nothing but the word of cowardice!
JOHN BROWN

Coward Forever Myself Word
There is a shrine in the temple of age, where lie forever embalmed the memories of such as have deserved well of their country and their race.
JOHN BROWN

Age Country Deserve Forever Lying Race Temple
It is not a case we are treating; it is a living, palpitating, alas, too often suffering fellow creature.
JOHN BROWN

Compassionate Creature Live Suffering Treat
I never wanted to fight against the Union, but could not turn my back on Virginia.
JOHN BROWN

Betrayal Fight Myself Patriot Unity
These men are all talk; What is needed is action – action!
JOHN BROWN

Action Man Need Talk
Had I so interfered in behalf of the rich, the powerful, the intelligent, the so-called great, or in behalf of any of their friends…every man in this court would have deemed it an act worthy of reward rather than punishment.
JOHN BROWN

Act Friendship Myself Powerful Punishment Rich Worth
I am quite certain that the crimes of this guilty land will never be purged away but with blood. I had, as I now think vainly, flattered myself that without very much bloodshed it might be done.
JOHN BROWN

Blood Certain Guilty Land Myself Quite
The same eye cannot both look up to heaven and down to earth.
JOHN BROWN

Earth Eyes Heaven
Now let us thank th’ eternal power, convinced That Heaven but tries our virtue by affliction: That oft the cloud that wraps the present hour Serves but to brighten all our future days.
JOHN BROWN

Forever Future Ourselves Power Present Spiritual Thankful
Here, before God, in the presence of these witnesses, from this time, I consecrate my life to the destruction of slavery!
JOHN BROWN

Destruction God Life Presence Slave Time
The intent and not the deed Is in our power; and, therefore, who dares greatly Does greatly.
JOHN BROWN

Action Dare Greatness Inspirational Power
I don’t think the people of the slave states will ever consider the subject of slavery in its true light till some other argument is resorted to other than moral persuasion.
JOHN BROWN

Argument Light Moral Myself People Subject Thinking True
Symptoms are the body’s mother tongue; signs are in a foreign language.
JOHN BROWN

Body Foreign Language Mom Sign
I think every family should have a dog; it is like having a perpetual baby; it is the plaything and crony of the whole house. It keeps them all young.
JOHN BROWN

Children Dog Family Home Play Thinking Young
I cannot remember a night so dark as to have hindered the coming day.
JOHN BROWN

Darkness Myself Night Remember

I have been whipped, as the saying is, but I am sure I can recover all the lost capital occasioned by that disaster; by only hanging a few moments by the neck; and I feel quite determined to make the utmost possible out of a defeat.

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I have been whipped, as the saying is, but I am sure I can recover all the lost capital occasioned by that disaster; by only hanging a few moments by the neck; and I feel quite determined to make the utmost possible out of a defeat.

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