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'They have nothing in their entire arsenal to break the spirit of one single Republican prisoner-of-war who refuses to be broken,' I thought, and that was very true. They cannot or never will break our spirit.

~Bobby Sands

Topics: Arsenal Break Broken Cannot Entire Never Nothing Our Refuses Republican Single Spirit Thought True Very Who Will

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I was set to confront the might of the imperial empire with an M-1 carbine and enough hate to topple the world.

~Bobby Sands

Topics: Confront Empire Enough Hate Imperial Might Set World

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I am (even after all the torture) amazed at British logic. Never in eight centuries have they succeeded in breaking the spirit of one man who refused to be broken. They have not dispirited, conquered, nor demoralised my people, nor will they ever.

~Bobby Sands

Topics: After Am Amazed Breaking British Broken Centuries Conquered Eight Even Ever Logic Man Never Nor People Refused Spirit Succeeded Torture Who Will I Am

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Well, I have gotten by twenty-seven years, so that is something. I may die, but the Republic of 1916 will never die. Onward to the Republic and liberation of our people.

~Bobby Sands

Topics: Die Gotten Liberation May Never Onward Our Our People People Republic Something Well Will Years

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I am dying not just to attempt to end the barbarity of H-blocks or to gain the rightful recognition of political prisoners, but primarily because what is lost here is lost for the Republic.

~Bobby Sands

Topics: Am Attempt Because Dying End Gain Here Just Lost Political Primarily Prisoners Recognition Republic Rightful I Am

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They won't break me because the desire for freedom, and the freedom of the Irish people, is in my heart.

~Bobby Sands

Topics: Because Break Desire Freedom Heart Irish Me People

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There is that much to be done that no select or small portion of people can do; only the greater mass of the Irish nation will ensure the achievement of a Socialist Republic, and this can only be done by hard work and sacrifice.

~Bobby Sands

Topics: Achievement Done Ensure Greater Hard Hard Work Irish Mass Much Nation Only People Portion Republic Sacrifice Select Small Socialist Will Work

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If a British government experienced such a long and persistent resistance to domestic policy in England, then that policy would almost certainly be changed... We have asserted that we are political prisoners, and everything about out country - our arrests, interrogations, trials, and prison conditions - show that we are politically motivated.

~Bobby Sands

Topics: About Almost Arrest British Certainly Changed Conditions Country Domestic England Everything Experienced Government Long Motivated Our Out Persistent Policy Political Politically Prison Prisoners Resistance Show Then Trials Would

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Biography

Nationality: Irish

Type: Activist

Born: March 9th, 1954

Died: May 5th, 1981

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