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Terence MacSwiney Quotes

1879–1920 Ireland

Terence James MacSwiney (Irish: Toirdhealbhach Mac Suibhne; 28 March 1879 – 25 October 1920) was an Irish playwright, author and politician. He was elected as Sinn Féin Lord Mayor of Cork during the Irish War of Independence in 1920.

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It is not those who can inflict the most but those that can suffer the most who will conquer.

I am confident that my death will do more to smash the British Empire than my release.

I want you to bear witness that I die as a Soldier of the Irish Republic.

If I die the fruit will exceed the cost a thousand fold. The thought of it makes me happy. I thank God for it.

In a physical contest on the field of battle it is allowable to use tactics and strategy, to retreat as well as advance, to have recourse to a ruse as well as open attack; but in matters of principle there can be no tactics, there is one straightforward course to follow, and that course must be found and followed without swerving to the end.

Principles of Freedom (1921)

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