“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.”
Quote by Thomas Francis Meagher
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Thomas Francis Meagher
Thomas Francis Meagher, born on August 3, 1823, and died on July 1, 1867, was an Irish nationalist and political leader. He was an influential orator and writer, and played a significant role in the American Civil War as a Union Army general. His contributions to the Irish nationalist movement and his impact on Irish and American history are notable. more