A Quote by Charles Stewart Parnell
Why should Ireland be treated as a geographical fragment of England - Ireland is not a geographical fragment, but a nation.
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There is no topicmore soporific and generally boring than the topic of Ireland as Ireland, as a nation.
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Why should I want to go back
To you, Ireland, my Ireland?
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Ireland that has wronged no man, that has injured no land, that has sought no
dominion over others. Ireland is treated today among other nations of the world as if she was a convicted criminal. If it be treason to fight against such an unnatural fate as this, then I am proud to be a rebel and shall cling to my rebellion with the last drop of my blood.
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