Quote#Wisdom
They may crush us, but they will never crush our principles; rather…
Quote byArthur MacManus · 1889–1927
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: What Conscription Really Means, The Worker, (1916).
English (original)
They may crush us, but they will never crush our principles; rather will they by crushing us intensify the determination of those who come after us to follow on in our steps, undaunted and courageous until the dawn of the great day when “All shall be better than well.”
— Arthur MacManus
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