James Connolly

The cause of Labour is the cause of Ireland, and the cause of Ireland is the cause of Labour

— James Connolly

The Irishman in English literature may be said to have been born with an apology in his mouth.

— James Connolly

The Irish Republic must be made a word to conjure with - a rallying point for the disaffected, a haven for the…

— James Connolly

Whoop it up for liberty! After Ireland is free, says the patriot who won't touch socialism, we will protect all classes, and…

— James Connolly

Such a scheme.. the betrayal of the national democracy of Industrial Ulster, would mean a carnival of reaction both North and South,…

— James Connolly

If you strike at, imprison, or kill us, out of our prisons or graves we will still evoke a spirit that will…

— James Connolly

The Irishman frees himself from slavery when he realizes the truth that the capitalist system is the most foreign thing in Ireland.…

— James Connolly

However it may be for others, for us of the Citizen Army there is but one ideal - an Ireland ruled, and…

— James Connolly

We who hold his (Wolfe Tone) principles believe that any movement which would successfully grapple with the problem of national freedom must…

— James Connolly

Without the power of the Industrial Union behind it, Democracy can only enter the State as the victim enters the gullet of…

— James Connolly

Just as it is true that a stream cannot rise above its source, so it is true that a national literature cannot…

— James Connolly

Yes, friends, governments in capitalist society are but committees of the rich to manage the affairs of the capitalist class.

— James Connolly

Irish tory employers hid[e] their sweatshops behind orange flags, and Irish home rule landlords us[e] the green sunburst of Erin to cloak…

— James Connolly

All these mountains of Irish dead, all these corpses mangled beyond recognition, all these arms, legs, eyes, ears, fingers, toes, hands, all…

— James Connolly

Under a socialist system every nation will be the supreme arbiter of its own destinies, national and international; will be forced into…

— James Connolly

The British Government has no right in Ireland, never had any right in Ireland, and never can have any right in Ireland.

— James Connolly

If you remove the English Army tomorrow and hoist the green flag over Dublin Castle., unless you set about the organization of…

— James Connolly

Only the Irish working class remains as the incorruptible inheritors of the fight for freedom in Ireland.

— James Connolly

No revolutionary movement is complete without its poetical expression.

— James Connolly

I can always guarantee that the Irish Citizen Army will fight but I cannot guarantee that it will be on time

— James Connolly

We believe in constitutional action in normal times; we believe in revolutionary action in exceptional times.

— James Connolly

“Our demands most moderate are – We only want the earth!”

— James Connolly

Yes, ruling by fooling, is a great British art with great Irish fools to practice on.

— James Connolly

The Irish people will only be free, when they own everything from the plough to the stars

— James Connolly

Apostles of Freedom are ever idolised when dead, but crucified when alive.

— James Connolly