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'Those who live by the sword shall perish by the sword' say the Scriptures, and it may well be that in the progress of events the working class of Ireland may be called upon to face the stern necessity of taking the sword (or rifle) against the capitalist class.

— James Connolly

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Governments in capitalist society are but committees of the rich to manage the affairs of the capitalist class.

The worker is the slave of capitalist society, the female worker is the slave of that slave.

Our demands most moderate are: we only want the earth.

Be Moderate (1907)

The cause of labour is the cause of Ireland, the cause of Ireland is the cause of labour.

When questions of “class” interests are eliminated from public controversy a victory is thereby gained for the possessing, conservative class, whose only hope of security lies in such elimination.

Labour in Irish History (1919)

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