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“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.”
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Thomas Francis Meagher
#Dream Quotes
#Country Quotes
#Farewell Quotes
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“A good government may, indeed, redress the grievances of an injured people; but a strong people can alone build up a great nation.”
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Thomas Francis Meagher
#Strong Quotes
#Government Quotes
#People Quotes
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“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.”
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Thomas Francis Meagher
Source : Thomas Francis Meagher (1885). “Speeches on the Legislative Independence of Ireland”
#Country Quotes
#Blessing Quotes
#People Quotes
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“The treason of which I stand convicted loses all its guilt, has been sanctified as a duty, and will be ennobled as a sacrifice.”
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Thomas Francis Meagher
Source : Thomas Francis Meagher (1885). “Speeches on the Legislative Independence of Ireland”
#Sacrifice Quotes
#Guilt Quotes
#Duty Quotes
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“The dependence of one people upon another, even for the benefits of legislation, is the deepest source of national weakness.”
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Thomas Francis Meagher
Source : Thomas Francis Meagher (1853). “Speeches on the Legislative Independence of Ireland”, p.83
#People Quotes
#Benefits Quotes
#Weakness Quotes
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“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.”
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Thomas Francis Meagher
#America Quotes
#Support Quotes
#Effort Quotes
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“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.”
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Thomas Francis Meagher
Source : W F. Lyons, Thomas Francis Meagher (1871). “Brigadier-general Thomas Francis Meagher: his political and military career; with selections from his speeches and writings”, p.13
#Feelings Quotes
#Resentment Quotes
#Guilty Quotes
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“Great interests demand great safeguards.”
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Thomas Francis Meagher
Source : Thomas Francis Meagher (1853). “Speeches on the Legislative Independence of Ireland”, p.83
#Demand Quotes
#Interest Quotes
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“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.”
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Thomas Francis Meagher
Source : Thomas Francis Meagher (1885). “Speeches on the Legislative Independence of Ireland”
#Law Quotes
#England Quotes
#Crime Quotes
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“A National Flag is the most sacred thing a nation can possess”
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Thomas Francis Meagher
#Flags Quotes
#Sacred Quotes
