Shocking Sayings
1,935 sayings found from the Modern era
I have killed many Mexicans; I do not know how many, for frequently I did not count them. Some of them were not worth counting. It has been a long time since then, but still I have no love for the Mexicans. With me they were always treacherous and ma…
Late one afternoon when returning from town we were met by a few women and children who told us that Mexican troops from some other town had attacked our camp, killed all the warriors of the guard, captured all our ponies, secured our arms, destroyed…
I will protect my people if I live. For myself I do not fear for I have the word of Usen. Who is the White Nantan to think he can pit his power against that of Usen?
In all the battle I thought of my murdered mother, wife, and babies—of my father's grave and my vow of vengeance, and I fought with fury. Many fell by my hand, and constantly I led the advance. Many braves were killed.
I gave orders for scalping the slain.
General Crook said to me, 'Why did you leave the reservation?' I said: 'You told me that I might live in the reservation the same as white people lived. One year I raised a crop of corn, and gathered and stored it, and the next year I put in a crop o…
No guns, no bullets could ever kill me. That was my power... Now my time is over.
Here we make Italy or we die.
To arms, then, all of you! All of you to arms! Italy calls you to arms!
I am a republican, but I would serve the Pope if he would free Italy.
The Papacy is a cancer on the breast of Italy.
I profoundly disliked Cavour.
The slave, when he is not a rebel, is an accomplice.
If I am to die, I die. If I am to live, I live. If I am to do good, I do good. If I am to do evil, I do evil. That is my destiny.
Not by speeches and votes of the majority are the great questions of time decided — that was the great error of 1848 and 1849 — but by iron and blood.
One day the great European War will come out of some damned foolish thing in the Balkans (1888).
Nothing should be left to an invaded people except their eyes for weeping.
The division of the United States into federations of equal force was decided long before the Civil War by the high financial powers of Europe. These bankers were afraid that the United States, if they remained in one block and as one nation, would a…
Do not expect that once taking advantage of Russia's weakness, you will receive dividends forever. Russian has always come for their money. And when they come - do not rely on an agreement signed by you, you are supposed to justify. They are not wort…
The truth is that with a gentleman I am always a gentleman and a half, and when I have to do with a pirate, I try to be a pirate and a half.