Irish Rebels in English Prisons
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Excerpt from Irish Rebels in English Prisons: A Record of Prison Life Ten years have rolled over my head since I wrote the last chapter of this book, and that chapter shows I had already in America got into trouble and into unpopularity with the Irish people, all on account of my having become acquainted with General Ryan in connection with Irish revolutionary affairs. He offered me his sword and his services to fight for Ireland when called upon, and fight bravely I believe he would, as bravely as he since fought and fell battling for the freedom of another oppressed people in Cuba. But the unpopularity that visited me then on account of riding in General Ryan´s carriage at the Communist funeral is little or nothing compared to that which visits me now on account of my not riding in the chariot that is to ride rough-shod over landlordism, and all other agencies of English tyranny in Ireland, "without striking a blow," as the saying is, or as the Land League poet sings: "Land for the landless people, Land without striking a blow!" I am sorry I cannot believe in getting liberty for Ireland so softly and sweetly, and I am sorry that I forfeit the esteem of any of my people on account of my firm adherence to the principles of my life, and the principles of all Irish patriots - that it is "by the blows alone men strike in their strength, the chains of the tyrant can be broken." England is at her tyrant work in Ireland now as ever; her Habeas Corpus Act is again suspended - for the fiftieth time during this century - her jails are filled with our people; her soldiers and police shoot down men, women, and children; her janizaries break into newspaper offices, smash up type and machinery, and carry off to prison every one they catch on the premises. And what remedy, and what resistance? None - none whatever, save the appeals of the leaders in prison, and out of prison, to follow on the agitation on the line of "passive resistance," to "keep the peace," and not to "break the law." About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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