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Quote by Bobby Sands

“You cannot put a rope around the neck of an idea.”

Quote by Bobby Sands

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Bobby Sands was an Irish republican and member of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA). He is best known for his role in the 1981 Irish hunger strike, during which he died. Sands was a prominent figure in the struggle for Irish independence and his death became a symbol of the conflict. more

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