Boyle Roche quotes

The best way to avoid danger is to meet it plump. (Boyle Roche)
Why we should put ourselves out of our way to do anything for posterity, for what has posterity ever done for us? View quote
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All along the untrodden paths of the future, I can see the footprints of an unseen hand. View quote
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We should silence anyone who opposes the right to freedom of speech. View quote
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Mr Speaker, I smell a rat; I see him forming in the air and darkening the sky; but I will nip him in the bud. View quote
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There is no Levitical decree between nations, and on this occasion I can see neither sin nor shame in marrying our own sister. View quote
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The cup of Ireland's misery has been overflowing for centuries and is not yet half full. View quote
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[...I] answer boldly in the affirmative with an emphatic No! View quote
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Every pint bottle should contain a quart. View quote
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The only thing to prevent what's past is to put a stop to it before it happens. View quote
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Half the lies our opponents tell about us are untrue. (Boyle Roche)
Ireland and England are like two sisters; I would have them embrace like one brother. View quote
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How can I be in two places at once, unless I were a bird? View quote
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A quart bottle should hold a quart. View quote
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While I write this letter, I have a pistol in one hand and a sword in the other. View quote
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...it is impossible I could have been in two places at once, unless I were a bird. View quote
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I hope, my lord, if you ever come within a mile of my house that you will stay there all night. View quote
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It would surely be better ... to give up not only a part, but, if necessary, even the whole, of our constitution, to preserve the remainder! View quote
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[...they] would cut us to mincemeat, and throw our bleeding heads on that table to stare us in the face. View quote
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