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The economic and social problems would tend to become, like the military situation, more and more difficult as time went on and we became more and more isolated.

~Eamon De Valera

Topics: Became Become Difficult Economic Isolated Like Military More More And More Problems Situation Social Social Problems Tend Time Would

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We cannot afford idleness, waste or inefficiency.

~Eamon De Valera

Topics: Afford Cannot Idleness Inefficiency Waste We Cannot

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It is indeed hard for the strong to be just to the weak, but acting justly always has its rewards.

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We hope that the plain people - the labourers and small farmers - will take this opportunity of coming together and working out the National programme.

~Eamon De Valera

Topics: Coming Farmers Hope National Opportunity Out People Plain Programme Small Take Together Will Working

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If war comes upon us, it will come as a thief in the night.

~Eamon De Valera

Topics: Come Night Thief Us War Will

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God has been pleased to save us during the years of war that have already passed. We pray that He may be pleased to save us to the end. But we must do our part.

~Eamon De Valera

Topics: Been End God He May Must Our Part Passed Pleased Pray Save Us War Years

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If there is to be any hope of prosperity for this country it is by reversing that policy which made us simply the kitchen garden for supplying the British with cheap food.

~Eamon De Valera

Topics: Any British Cheap Country Food Garden Hope Kitchen Made Policy Prosperity Simply Us Which

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Mr. Churchill is proud of Britain's stand alone, after France had fallen and before America entered the War.

~Eamon De Valera

Topics: After Alone America Before Britain Churchill Entered Fallen France Had Proud Stand War Mr

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We, of our time, have played our part in the perseverance, and we have pledged ourselves to the dead generations who have preserved intact for us this glorious heritage, that we, too, will strive to be faithful to the end, and pass on this tradition unblemished.

~Eamon De Valera

Topics: Dead End Faithful Generations Glorious Heritage Intact Our Our Time Ourselves Part Pass Perseverance Played Pledged Preserved Strive Time Too Tradition Us Who Will

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I shall strive not to be guilty of adding any fuel to the flames of hatred and passion which, if continued to be fed, promise to burn up whatever is left by the war of decent human feeling in Europe.

~Eamon De Valera

Topics: Adding Any Burn Continue Decent Europe Fed Feeling Flames Fuel Guilty Hatred Human Left Passion Promise Shall Strive Up War Whatever Which

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Biography

Nationality: Irish

Type: Statesman

Born: October 14th, 1882

Died: August 29th, 1975

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