The English and Americans dislike only some Irish - the same Irish that the Irish themselves detest, Irish writers - the ones that think. (Brendan Behan)

The English and Americans dislike only some Irish - the same Irish that the Irish themselves detest, Irish writers - the ones that think.

Brendan Behan

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