“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.”
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Liam Mellows
Liam Mellows was an Irish politician and revolutionary, a prominent figure in the Irish Republican Brotherhood and the Irish War of Independence. Born on May 25, 1895, Mellows was deeply involved in Irish politics from a young age. He joined the Irish Volunteers and later the Irish Republican Army, where he rose to prominence. Mellows was a leader in the Irish revolutionary movement and played a significant role in several key events, including the Easter Rising of 1916 and the Irish War of Independence. He was executed on December 8, 1922, at the age of 27. more