Liam Mellows quotes

“It is a fallacy to believe that a Republic of any kind can be won through the shackled Free State. You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. The Free State is British created and serves British Imperialist interests. It is the buffer erected between British Capitalism and the Irish Republic.”
-- Liam Mellows

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“The republic stands for truth and honour. For all that is noblest in our race. By truth and honour, principle and sacrifice alone will Ireland be free.”
-- Liam Mellows

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“I believe that those who die for Ireland have no need for prayer”
-- Liam Mellows

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“A country scratching a lazy irritation at sagging doorjambs and late trains, whose greatest attribute is a collective, smelly tolerance, where a chap will put up with almost everything, which means he won't care about anything enough to get out of a chair.A country of public insouciance and private, grubby guilt, where you can believe anything as long as you don't believe it too fervently. A country where the highest aspiration is for a quiet life.”

“I still secretly believe that afternoons are the time for the test card and you shouldn't watch television when the sun is out.”

“You can have whatever you want if you believe in yourself and keep your feet firmly planted in the ground.”

Source : Joe Vitale (2010). “The Awakening Course: The Secret to Solving All Problems”, p.29, John Wiley & Sons

“Psychoanalysts believe that the only "normal" people are those who cause not trouble to either themselves or anyone else.”

“I believe the collapse of the House of Windsor is tied in with the collapse of the Church of England.”

“In an emergency, what treatment is given by ear? Words of Comfort.”

“Tell us please, what treatment in an emergency is administered by ear?"....I met his gaze and I did not blink. "Words of comfort," I said to my father.”

“Music isn`t for the eyes, it`s for the ears”

“I'm kind of a pop balladeer because I love the art of storytelling. I call myself 'HBO for the ears'; I sing little movies.”

“I may die, but the Republic of 1916 will never die. Onward to the Republic and liberation of our people.”

Source : Bobby Sands (1982). “Skylark Sing Your Lonely Song: An Anthology of the Writings of Bobby Sands”, Irish Amer Book Company