Children Quote by 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 oppressed, a…

— 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 if you…

— James Connolly

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

— James Connolly

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

— James Connolly

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

— James Connolly

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

— James Connolly

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

— James Connolly

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

— James Connolly

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

— James Connolly

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

— James Connolly