I have sacrificed for the Republic all that man holds dear - my wife, my children, my liberty, my life.

If the men of property will not support us, they must fall. Our strength shall come from that great and respectable class, the men of no property

From my earliest youth I have regarded the connection between Ireland and Great Britain as the curse of the Irish nation, and felt convinced, that while it lasted, this country would never be free or happy. In consequence, I determined to apply all the powers which my individual efforts could move, in order to separate the two countries.