"The British soldiers are fellows who have all enlisted for drink. That is the plain fact - they have all enlisted for drink."

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The fierce pulsation of resurgent pride that disclaims servitude may one day cease to throb in the heart of Ireland - but the heart of Ireland will that day be dead. While Ireland lives, the brain and the brawn of her manhood will strive to destroy the last vestige of British rule in her territory

— Thomas MacDonagh