The Irishman In English Literature May Be

There Can Be No Perfect Europe In Which Ireland Is Denied Even The Least Of Its National Rights.

The Irishman Frees Himself From Slavery When He Realizes The Truth That The Capitalist System Is The Most Foreign Thing In Ireland. The Irish Question Is A Social Question. The Whole Age-long Fight Of The Irish People Against Their Oppressors Resolves Itself In The Last Analysis Into A Fight For The Mastery Of The Means Of Life, The Sources Of Production, In Ireland. Who Would Own And Control The Land? The People, Or The Invaders; And If The Invaders, Which Set Of Them - The Most Recent Swarm Of Land Thieves, Or The Sons Of The Thieves Of A Former Generation?

Ireland, As Distinct From Her People, Is Nothing To Me; And The Man Who Is Bubbling Over With Love And Enthusiasm For "ireland," And Can Yet Pass Unmoved Through Our Streets And Witness All The Wrong And The Suffering, Shame And Degradation Wrought Upon The People Of Ireland-yea, Wrought By Irishmen Upon Irish Men And Women, Without Burning To End It, Is, In My Opinion, A Fraud And A Liar In His Heart, No Matter How He Loves That Combination Of Chemical Elements He Is Pleased To Call Ireland.

Whoop It Up For Liberty! After Ireland Is Free, Says The Patriot Who Won't Touch Socialism, We Will Protect All Classes, And If You Won't Pay Your Rent You Will Be Evicted Same As Now. But The Evicting Party, Under Command Of The Sheriff, Will Wear Green Uniforms And The Harp Without The Crown, And The Warrant Turning You Out On The Roadside Will Be Stamped With The Arms Of The Irish Republic. Now, Isn't That Worth Fighting For?

If You Remove The English Army Tomorrow And Hoist The Green Flag Over Dublin Castle., Unless You Set About The Organization Of The Socialist Republic Your Efforts Will Be In Vain. England Will Still Rule You. She Would Rule You Through Her Capitalists, Through Her Landlords, Through Her Financiers, Through The Whole Array Of Commercial And Individualist Institutions She Has Planted In This Country And Watered With The Tears Of Our Mothers And The Blood Of Our Martyrs