Thomas Francis Meagher Quotes and Sayings - Page 1

“I now bid farewell to the country of my birth - of my passions - of my death; a country whose misfortunes have invoked my sympathies - whose factions I sought to quell - whose intelligence I prompted to a lofty aim - whose freedom has been my fatal dream.”
-- Thomas Francis Meagher

#Dream #Country #Farewell
“A good government may, indeed, redress the grievances of an injured people; but a strong people can alone build up a great nation.”
-- Thomas Francis Meagher

#Strong #Government #People
“But it so happens, and it will ever happen so, that they who have lived to serve their country - no matter how weak their efforts may have been - are sure to receive the thanks and blessings of its people.”
-- Thomas Francis Meagher

#Country #Blessing #People
“The treason of which I stand convicted loses all its guilt, has been sanctified as a duty, and will be ennobled as a sacrifice.”
-- Thomas Francis Meagher

#Sacrifice #Guilt #Duty
“The dependence of one people upon another, even for the benefits of legislation, is the deepest source of national weakness.”
-- Thomas Francis Meagher

#People #Benefits #Weakness
“It is not only our duty to America, but also to Ireland. We could not hope to succeed in our effort to make Ireland a Republic without the moral and material support of the liberty-loving citizens of these United States.”
-- Thomas Francis Meagher

#America #Support #Effort
“A jury of my countrymen, it is true, have found me guilty of the crime of which I stood indicted. For this I entertain not the slightest feeling of resentment towards them.”
-- Thomas Francis Meagher

#Feelings #Resentment #Guilty
“Great interests demand great safeguards.”
-- Thomas Francis Meagher

#Demand #Interest
“Judged by the law of England, I know this crime entails upon me the penalty of death; but the history of Ireland explains that crime and justifies it.”
-- Thomas Francis Meagher

#Law #England #Crime
“A National Flag is the most sacred thing a nation can possess”
-- Thomas Francis Meagher

#Flags #Sacred

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