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Patrick Pearse Biography

Poet

Patrick Pearse was an Irish poet and nationalist, born on November 10, 1879, and died on May 3, 1916. He is known for his poetry and contributions to the Irish nationalist movement.

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“One of the most terrible things about the English education System in Ireland is its ruthlessness...it is cold and mechanical, like the ruthlessness of an immensely powerful engine. A machine vast, complicated... It grinds night and day; it obeys immutable and predetermined laws; it is as devoid of understanding, of sympathy, of imagination, as is any other piece of machinery that performs an appointed task. Into it is fed all raw human material in Ireland; it seizes upon it inexorably and rends and compresses and remoulds...”

“A country without a language is a country without a soul.”

Soul Country Language Travel

Author:Patrick Pearse

“We are ready to die and shall die cheerfully and proudly, you must not grieve for all of this.”

Dies Ready Grieving Ready To Die

Author:Patrick Pearse

“There are in every generation those who shrink from the ultimate sacrifice, but there are in every generation those who make it with joy and laughter and these are the salt of the generations.”

Joy Generations Sacrifice Laughter Ultimate Revolutionary Salt Shrinks Martyrdom Ultimate Sacrifice

Author:Patrick Pearse

“The Republic guarantees religious and civil liberty, equal rights and equal opportunities to all its citizens, and declares its resolve to pursue the happiness and prosperity of the whole nation and of all its parts, cherishing all the children of the nation equally.”

Children Whole Opportunity Nations Religious Liberty Rights Citizens Equal Prosperity Pursue Guarantees Resolve Cherish Republic Equal Rights Civil Liberties Equal Opportunity

Author:Patrick Pearse

“Life springs from death; and from the graves of patriot men and women spring living nations.”

Men Nations Spring Men And Women Graves Patriot

Author:Patrick Pearse

“Education should foster; this education is meant to repress. Education should inspire; this education is meant to tame. Education should harden; this education is meant to enervate. The English are too wise a people to attempt to educate the Irish in any worthy sense. As well expect them to arm us.”

People Should Wells Wise Inspire Arms Republican Worthy Educate

Author:Patrick Pearse

“We seem to have lost. We have not lost. To refuse to fight would have been to lose; to fight is to win. We have kept faith with the past, and handed on a tradition to the future.”

Has Beens Seems Past Fighting Winning Lost Loses Republican Tradition Refuse

Author:Patrick Pearse

“You cannot conquer Ireland; you cannot extinguish the Irish passion for freedom. If our deed has not been sufficient to win freedom, then our children will win it by a better deed.”

Ifs Children Passion Winning Republican Our Children Deeds Conquer Sufficient Ireland Ireland And The Irish

Author:Patrick Pearse

“As long as Ireland is unfree the only honourable attitude for Irish men, women to have is an attitude of rebellion.”

Men Long Attitude Republican Rebellion Ireland Men Women Unfree

Author:Patrick Pearse

“Ireland unfree shall never be at peace”

Revolutionary Ireland Unfree

Author:Patrick Pearse

“Blood is a cleansing and sanctifying thing, and the nation that regards it as the final horror has lost its manhood... there are many things more horrible than bloodshed, and slavery is one of them!”

Lost Nations Blood Horror Regard Slavery Finals Horrible Manhood Cleansing Bloodshed

Author:Patrick Pearse

About the Author

Born: November 10, 1879
Died: May 3, 1916
Known for: Poet
Quotes: 12

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