Meyer London Quotes
There can be no such thing as offending national honor. One may offend national pride or injure national interest.
Meyer London, 1871-1926, U. S. Congressman (Socialist, NY), Speech, U. S. Congress, March 6, 1916
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Although a member of the Prime Minister’s party and Cabinet, Cooper was so outraged that he called for Chamberlain’s resignation leading to Winston Churchill becoming Prime Minister.
Eaton was the American Counsel in Tunis in the era of the Barbary Pirates. A white Italian woman had been captured by the Islamic pirates and sold into slavery in Tunis. She appealed to Eaton for her freedom. He then bought her for $5000. Later when he submitted his expense account to the President, Thomas Jefferson would not pay for the purchase of a slave. Eaton however had not purchased any other slaves who were just as oppressed, and there was suspicion that he might have had a personal interest in this particular woman. After several years of wrangling, Jefferson finally approved the reimbursement.
Ataturk had been a military hero, but was very much opposed to war and military adventurism not unlike the Dwight Eisenhower and Colin Powell type leaders. However, the one thing that he thought worth the sacrifice of his own and other Turkish lives was Turkish independence and sovereignty. Historically, the Ottoman Empire which Ataturk finally ended, had dominated half of Europe and all of the Mid East at the cost of sovereignty of other nations and Ataturk saw no more important virtue with dying for than national sovereignty. See {125322} and {584501}.
The Ottoman Turks had conquered much of Europe, as far even as Vienna. Ataturk although an incredible reformer for democracy, religious freedom, and gender equality, felt that critical to Turkey’s independence and ability of engage in radical reform depended on the World and European and Turkish perception that Turkey was the equal of any European nation and had ruled most at one point.
The only alternative is war or national dishonor; and between these two, what American can hesitate.
Canadian lumberjacks began operations on the Aroostook River area that was in dispute between Maine and Canada:
See Carl Schurz {33636} for an 1872 version and G. K Chesterton for perspective {597471}.
Baratier wanted to defend Fashoda at all costs as a matter of French honor. The Minister was trying to broaden his understanding of French honor and avoid a military defeat. A diplomatic solution was found that preserved everyone’s honor.
He asked for a lawyer, and was laughed at. He was jailed for 30 days and he never forgot it, even when he became the most highly paid writer in American history.
Meyer London was an American politician from New York City. He represented the Lower East Side of Manhattan and was one of only two members of the Socialist Party of America elected to the United States Congress.
