Whatever insults my State insults me.
Preston Brooks Quotes
I should have forfeited my own self-respect, and perhaps the good opinion of my countrymen, if I had failed to resent such an injury by calling the offender in question to a personal account.
Similar Quotes
Cricket is the greatest game that the wit of man has yet devised.
- Sir Pelham WarnerAdvertising is selling Twinkies to adults.
- Donald R. VanceThe struggle of the male to learn to listen to and respect his own intuitive, inner prompt...
- Herb GoldbergEach generation of the church in each setting has the responsibility of communicating the ...
- Francis SchaefferEach had defended his own country; the Germans Germany, the Frenchmen France; they had don...
- Ernst TollerComments on: "Preston Brooks Quotes: I should have forfeited my own self-respect, and perhaps the good opinion of..."
| Birth: | 5th August, 1819 |
| Death: | 27th January, 1857 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Lawyer, Politician, Representative |
Share with your friends