Terence Joseph McSwiney, M.P. Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings

2 Famous Quotes by Terence Joseph McSwiney, M.P.
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“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
Source: from a document in his possession when he was sentenced in Aug., 1920
“'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
Source: lines written when a boy, in the "Nation", Nov. 3, 1920
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