“Where all your rights become only an accumulated wrong; where men must beg with bated breath for leave to subsist in their own land, to think their own thoughts, to sing their own songs, to garner the fruits of their own labours...then surely it is a braver, a saner and a truer thing, to be a rebel in act and deed against such circumstances as these than tamely to accept it as the natural lot of men.”
Quote by Roger Casement
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Roger Casement
Roger Casement was an Irish poet, diplomat, and explorer, born on September 1, 1864, and died on August 3, 1916. He is known for his poetry and contributions to the Irish nationalist movement. more
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