Quotes by Thomas Francis Meagher - Page 1

Great interests demand great safeguards.
Thomas Francis Meagher / Political Leader
Demand
Interest
Interests
Safeguards
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A National Flag is the most sacred thing a nation can possess
Thomas Francis Meagher / Political Leader
Flags
Sacred
Sacred Things
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The dependence of one people upon another, even for the benefits of legislation, is the deepest source of national weakness.
Thomas Francis Meagher / Political Leader
Benefits
Dependence
Legislation
People
Weakness
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The treason of which I stand convicted loses all its guilt, has been sanctified as a duty, and will be ennobled as a sacrifice.
Thomas Francis Meagher / Political Leader
Duty
Guilt
Loses
Sacrifice
Treason
Convicted
Sanctified
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A good government may, indeed, redress the grievances of an injured people; but a strong people can alone build up a great nation.
Thomas Francis Meagher / Political Leader
Government
Injured
People
Redress
Strong
Strong People
Build
Alone Good Great
Nation
Good Government
Great Nation
Indeed
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The prosperity of a nation requires the protection of a senate. Hereafter a national senate may require the protection of a national army.
Thomas Francis Meagher / Political Leader
Army
Hereafter
May
Prosperity
Senate
Nation
Require
Requires
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Judged by the law of England, I know this crime entails upon me the penalty of death; but the history of Ireland explains that crime and justifies it.
Thomas Francis Meagher / Political Leader
Crime
England
Ireland
Judged
Law
Entails
Explains
Penalty
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A jury of my countrymen, it is true, have found me guilty of the crime of which I stood indicted. For this I entertain not the slightest feeling of resentment towards them.
Thomas Francis Meagher / Political Leader
Countrymen
Crime
Feelings
Guilty
Host
Jury
Resentment
Entertain
Towards
Indicted
Slightest
Stood
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But it so happens, and it will ever happen so, that they who have lived to serve their country - no matter how weak their efforts may have been - are sure to receive the thanks and blessings of its people.
Thomas Francis Meagher / Political Leader
Blessing
Country
People
Thanks
Weak
Efforts
Country People Will
Receive
Serve
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It is not only our duty to America, but also to Ireland. We could not hope to succeed in our effort to make Ireland a Republic without the moral and material support of the liberty-loving citizens of these United States.
Thomas Francis Meagher / Political Leader
America
Citizens
Effort
Ireland
Republic
Succeed
Support
Material
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The glory of the old Irish nation, which in our hour will grow young and strong again. Should we fail, the country will not be worth more than it is now. The sword of famine is less sparing than the bayonet of the soldier.
Thomas Francis Meagher / Political Leader
Glory
Soldier
Strong
Again
Bayonet
Less
Nation
Fail
Hour
Sparing
Sword
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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.
Thomas Francis Meagher / Political Leader
Dream
Aim
Birth
Country
Factions
Farewell
Lofty
Misfortunes
Bid
Fatal
Passions
Prompted
Quell
Sought
Sympathies
Whose
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