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# Pádraig Pearse

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Patrick Henry Pearse was an Irish teacher, barrister, poet, writer, nationalist, republican political activist and revolutionary who was one of the leaders of the Easter Rising in 1916. Following his execution along with fifteen others, Pearse came to be seen by many as the embodiment of the rebelli

##  Quotes by Pádraig Pearse

> [“The words of the bards come down the centuries to us, warm with living breath.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-draig-pearse/the-words-of-the-bards-come-down-the-centuries-to-us-warm-with-living/)

[Pádraig Pearse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-draig-pearse/)

[Bards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bards/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d51/p-draig-pearse-72620_bards_the-words-of-the-bards-come-down-the-cen_754081.jpg)

> [“If you strike us down now we shall rise again and renew the fight. You cannot conquer Ireland; you cannot extinguish the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-draig-pearse/if-you-strike-us-down-now-we-shall-rise-again-and-renew-the-fight-you/)

[Pádraig Pearse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-draig-pearse/)

[Freedom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/freedom/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/791/p-draig-pearse-72620_freedom_if-you-strike-us-down-now-we-shall-rise_1438232.jpg)

> [“Tír gan teanga, tír gan anam. A country without a language is a country without a soul.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-draig-pearse/t-r-gan-teanga-t-r-gan-anam-a-country-without-a-language-is-a-country/)

[Pádraig Pearse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-draig-pearse/)

[Countries](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/countries/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/047/p-draig-pearse-72620_countries_t-r-gan-teanga-t-r-gan-anam-a-country-wi_1626400.jpg)

> [“The wise have pitied the fool that hath striven to give a life In the world of time and space among the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-draig-pearse/the-wise-have-pitied-the-fool-that-hath-striven-to-give-a-life-in-the/)

[Pádraig Pearse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-draig-pearse/)

[Causes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/causes/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/196/p-draig-pearse-72620_causes_the-wise-have-pitied-the-fool-that-hath_2564119.jpg)

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