Our spirit is . . . to show ourselves eager to work for, and if need be, to die for the Irish Republic. Facing our enemy we must declare an attitude simply. . . . We ask for no mercy and we will make no compromise.

Patriotism Quotes, by Terence Joseph McSwiney, M.P. , Source: from a document in his possession when he was sentenced in Aug., 1920

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'Twere sweet to sink in death for Truth and Freedom! Yes, who would hesitate, for who could bear The living degradation we may know If we do dread death for a sacred cause?

Patriotism Quotes, by Terence Joseph McSwiney, M.P. , Source: lines written when a boy, in the "Nation", Nov. 3, 1920

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