Eamon de Valera
Eamon de Valera
Éamon de Valerawas a prominent politician in twentieth-century Ireland. His political career spanned over half a century, from 1917 to 1973; he served several terms as head of government and head of state. He also led the introduction of the Constitution of Ireland...
NationalityIrish
ProfessionStatesman
Date of Birth14 October 1882
CountryIreland
years shannon schemes
By keeping the annuities, we could build up a national industry every years as big as the Shannon Scheme.
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Here, in Cork district, you have in combination all the dangers which war can inflict.
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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.
military men needs
It is the duty of our men to enroll themselves in the national services. We need all our manpower for defence. For the military and... we need a quarter of a million men.
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Since this war began our sympathy has gone out to all the suffering people who have been dragged into it. Further hundreds of millions have become involved since I spoke at Limerick fortnight ago.
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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.
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We are fully aware that, in a world at war, each set of belligerents is over ready to regard those who are not with them as against them; but the course we have followed is a just course.
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We cannot afford idleness, waste or inefficiency.
war america proud
Mr. Churchill is proud of Britain's stand alone, after France had fallen and before America entered the War.
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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.
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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.
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The part which American friendship played in helping us to win the freedom we enjoy in this part of Ireland has been gratefully recognized and acknowledged by our people.
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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.
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If war comes upon us, it will come as a thief in the night