“As we have already shed blood, we are ready to shed more blood!”
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (1920–1975) Bengali revolutionary, founder ("father") of Bangladesh
Source: Quote, This time the struggle is for our freedom (1971)
“It was not worth shedding so much blood for such a trifle!”
Source: Belgium since the Revolution of 1830, Page 198. https://be1830.be/onewebmedia/Belgi%C3%AB_sedert_de_omwenteling_in_1830%20I.pdf Louis de Potter, who would have preferred Belgium to become a republic after the revolution of 1830, is disappointed when the National Congress opts for a hereditary monarchy instead.
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