I now bid farewell to the country of my birth - of my passions - of my death a country whose misfortunes have invoked my sympathies - whose factions I sought to quell - whose intelligence I prompted to a lofty aim - whose freedom has been my fatal dream.
~ Thomas Francis Meagher
A good government may, indeed, redress the grievances of an injured people; but a strong people can alone build up a great nation.
