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Quote by Daniel O'Connell

“No person knows better than you do that the domination of England is the sole and blighting curse of this country. It is the incubus that sits on our energies, stops the pulsation of the nation's heart and leaves to Ireland not gay vitality but horrid the convulsions of a troubled dream.”

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Daniel O'Connell

Daniel O'Connell, born on August 6, 1775, and died on May 15, 1847, was an Irish nationalist and politician, known as the leader of the Irish nationalist movement. He played a significant role in the Irish struggle for independence, advocating for peaceful means to achieve Irish autonomy and successfully pushing for a series of reforms. more

“The principle of my political life ... is that all amelioration and improvements in political institutions can be obtained by persevering in a perfectly peaceable and legal course, and cannot be obtained by forcible means, or if they could be got by forcible means, such means create more evils than they cure, and leave the country worse than they found it.”

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Author:Daniel O'Connell

“Every religion is good—every religion is true to him who in his good caution and conscience believes it.”

Believe Conscience Caution

Book:The Select Speeches of Daniel O'Connell, M. P.

Source: The Select Speeches of Daniel O'Connell, M. P.

“Put no inscription over the grave, except the date of my birth and my death; and, wherever I am buried, let the funeral be perfectly private, with as few persons attending, and as little show and expense as possible.”

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Author:Isaac Butt

“The only word for love is everybody's name.”

Names Love Is