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Quotes from Jerilderie Letter — Ned Kelly

1854–1880

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11 quotes

I would like to know what business an honest man would have in the Police as it is an old saying it takes a rogue to catch a rogue.

Jerilderie Letter (1879)

There never was such a thing as Justice in the English laws but any amount of injustice to be had.

Jerilderie Letter (1879)

The ignorant unicorns even threaten to shoot myself But as soon as I am dead they will be heels up in the muroo.

Jerilderie Letter (1879)

It is foolhardiness to disobey an outlaw as it means a speedy dispatch to kingdom come.

Jerilderie Letter (1879)

I wish to acquaint you with some of the occurrences of the present past and future.

Jerilderie Letter (1879)

I spent and will again spend many a happy day fearless free and bold.

Jerilderie Letter (1879)

It will always pay a rich man to be liberal with the poor and make as little enemies as he can as he shall find if the poor is on his side he shall loose nothing by it.

Jerilderie Letter (1879)

Fitzpatrick shall be the cause of greater slaughter to the Union Jack than St. Patrick was to the snakes and toads of Ireland.

Jerilderie Letter (1879)

I would have scattered their blood and brains like rain I would manure the Eleven Mile with their bloated carcasses and yet remember there is not one drop of murderous blood in my Veins.

Jerilderie Letter (1879)

Mrs McCormack struck my horse in the flank with a bullock's skin it jumped forward and my fist came in collision with McCormack's nose and caused him to loose his equillibrium and fall postrate.

Jerilderie Letter (1879)

It will pay Government to give those people who are suffering innocence, justice and liberty. if not I will be compelled to show some colonial stratagem which will open the eyes of not only the Victoria Police and inhabitants but also the whole British army and no doubt they will acknowledge their hounds were barking at the wrong stump.

Jerilderie Letter (1879)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Ned Kelly (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.