"We cannot afford idleness, waste or inefficiency." — Eamon de Valera
"We cannot afford idleness, waste or inefficiency."
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Eamon de Valera
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21 Quotes by Eamon de Valera
Eamon de Valera has 21 quotes on this site.
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If there is to be any hope of prosperity for this country it is by reversing that policy which made…
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If war comes upon us, it will come as a thief in the night
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Mr. Churchill is proud of Britain's stand alone, after France had fallen and before America entered the War.
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The part which American friendship played in helping us to win the freedom we enjoy in this part of Ireland…
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An independent Ireland would see its own independence in jeopardy the moment it saw the independence of Britain seriously threatened.…
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If liberty is not entire it is not liberty.
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I shall strive not to be guilty of adding any fuel to the flames of hatred and passion which, if…
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When we have done our best, we can, as a united people, take whatever may befall with calm courage and…
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We hope that the plain people - the labourers and small farmers - will take this opportunity of coming together…
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By keeping the annuities, we could build up a national industry every years as big as the Shannon Scheme.
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Here, in Cork district, you have in combination all the dangers which war can inflict.
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It is indeed hard for the strong to be just to the weak, but acting justly always has its rewards.
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