“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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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.
A good government may, indeed, redress the grievances of an injured people but a strong people can alone build up a great nation.
In every parting there is an image of death.
To say yes, you have to sweat and roll up your sleeves and plunge both hands into life up to the elbows. It is easy to say no, even if saying no means death.
