John C. Calhoun Quotes

A revolution in itself is not a blessing. The revolution accomplished by the French people is, indeed, a wonderful event - the most striking, in my opinion, in history; but it may lead to events which will make it a mighty evil.

John C. Calhoun

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• Any man whose errors take ten years to correct is quite a man.

  

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• The girl-next-door image is a sort of joke; for years, I couldn't get any roles other than as somebody dark.

  

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• A revolution in itself is not a blessing. The revolution accomplished by the French people is, indeed, a wonderful event - the most striking, in my opinion, in history; but it may lead to events which will make it a mighty evil.

  

  John C. Calhoun
  • People
  • May
  • History