It is the cause and not merely the death that makes the martyr.

It is the cause and not merely the death that makes the martyr.

Peace, above all things, is to be desired, but blood must sometimes be spilled to obtain it on equable and read more

Peace, above all things, is to be desired, but blood must sometimes be spilled to obtain it on equable and lasting terms.

Our admiration is so given to dead martyrs that we have little time for living heroes.

Our admiration is so given to dead martyrs that we have little time for living heroes.

The thorn from the bush one has planted, nourished and pruned pricks more deeply and draws more blood.

The thorn from the bush one has planted, nourished and pruned pricks more deeply and draws more blood.

Martha Stewart stuffed and roasted canaries and found they
could no longer sing.

Martha Stewart stuffed and roasted canaries and found they
could no longer sing.

Martyrdom does not end something, it only a beginning.

Martyrdom does not end something, it only a beginning.

The best blood will at some time get into a fool or a mosquito.

The best blood will at some time get into a fool or a mosquito.

Which is worse? the wolf who cries before
eating the lamb or the wolf who does not.

Which is worse? the wolf who cries before
eating the lamb or the wolf who does not.

A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.

A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.