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Quotes from The Economics of Ireland and the Policy of the British Government — George William Russell

1867–1935 Ireland

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A young man who had been troubling society with impalpable doctrines of a new civilization which he called "the Kingdom of Heaven" had been put out of the way; and I can imagine that believer in material power murmuring as he went homeward, "it will all blow over now." Yes. The wind from the Kingdom of Heaven has blown over the world, and shall blow for centuries yet.

The Economics of Ireland and the Policy of the British Government (1921)

After the spiritual powers, there is no thing in the world more unconquerable than the spirit of nationality. … The spirit of nationality in Ireland will persist even though the mightiest of material powers be its neighbor.

The Economics of Ireland and the Policy of the British Government (1921)

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