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> [ The poor old Duke \[of Wellington\]! What shall I say of him? To be sure he was born in Ireland, but being born in a stable does not make a man a horse. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-o-connell/the-poor-old-duke-of-wellington-what-shall-i-say-of-him-to-be-sure-he/)

[Daniel O'Connell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-o-connell/)

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## More by Daniel O'Connell

> [My days – the blossom of my youth and the flower of my manhood – have been darkened by the dreariness of servitude. In…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-o-connell/my-days-the-blossom-of-my-youth-and-the-flower-of-my-manhood-have/)

[Daniel O'Connell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-o-connell/)

> [No man was ever a good soldier but the man who goes into the battle determined to conquer, or not to come back from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-o-connell/no-man-was-ever-a-good-soldier-but-the-man-who-goes-into-the-battle/)

[Daniel O'Connell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-o-connell/)

> [The principle of my political life ... is that all amelioration and improvements in political institutions can be obtained by persevering in a perfectly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-o-connell/the-principle-of-my-political-life-is-that-all-amelioration-and/)

[Daniel O'Connell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-o-connell/)

> [The altar of liberty totters when it is cemented only with blood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-o-connell/the-altar-of-liberty-totters-when-it-is-cemented-only-with-blood/)

[Daniel O'Connell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-o-connell/)

> [There is an utter ignorance of, and indifference to, our sufferings and privations…What care they for us, provided we be submissive, pay the taxes,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-o-connell/there-is-an-utter-ignorance-of-and-indifference-to-our-sufferings-and/)

[Daniel O'Connell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-o-connell/)

> [Nothing is politically right which is morally wrong.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-o-connell/nothing-is-politically-right-which-is-morally-wrong/)

[Daniel O'Connell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-o-connell/)

> [ The poor old Duke \[of Wellington\]! What shall I say of him? To be sure he was born in Ireland, but being born in… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-o-connell/the-poor-old-duke-of-wellington-what-shall-i-say-of-him-to-be-sure-he/)

[Daniel O'Connell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-o-connell/)

> [No person knows better than you do that the domination of England is the sole and blighting curse of this country. It is the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-o-connell/no-person-knows-better-than-you-do-that-the-domination-of-england-is/)

[Daniel O'Connell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-o-connell/)

> [Although the Irish language is connected with the many recollections that twine around the hearts of Irishmen, yet the superior utility of the English…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-o-connell/although-the-irish-language-is-connected-with-the-many-recollections/)

[Daniel O'Connell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-o-connell/)

> [How cruel the Penal Laws are which exclude me from a fair trial with men whom I look upon as so much my inferiors...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-o-connell/how-cruel-the-penal-laws-are-which-exclude-me-from-a-fair-trial-with/)

[Daniel O'Connell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-o-connell/)

> [Every religion is good—every religion is true to him who in his good caution and conscience believes it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-o-connell/every-religion-is-good-every-religion-is-true-to-him-who-in-his-good/)

[Daniel O'Connell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-o-connell/)

> [I will go on quietly and slowly, but I will go on firmly, and with a certainty of success.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-o-connell/i-will-go-on-quietly-and-slowly-but-i-will-go-on-firmly-and-with-a/)

[Daniel O'Connell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-o-connell/)

> [I want to make all Europe and America know it – I want to make England feel her weakness if she refuses to give…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-o-connell/i-want-to-make-all-europe-and-america-know-it-i-want-to-make-england/)

[Daniel O'Connell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-o-connell/)

> [Gentlemen, you may soon have the alternative to live as slaves or die as free men](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-o-connell/gentlemen-you-may-soon-have-the-alternative-to-live-as-slaves-or-die/)

[Daniel O'Connell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-o-connell/)

> [Whoever commits a crime strengthens his enemy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-o-connell/whoever-commits-a-crime-strengthens-his-enemy/)

[Daniel O'Connell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-o-connell/)

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