“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.”
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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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By keeping the annuities, we could build up a national industry every years as big as the Shannon Scheme.
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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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