It wasn't long before people discovered the final horrors of letting an urchin into Parliament.
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To gain what is worth having, it may be necessary to lose everything else.Bernadette Devlin
Basically, I have no place in organized politics. By coming to the British Parliament, I've allowed the people to sacrifice me at the top and let go the more effective job I should be doing at the bottom.
Bernadette Devlin
One American said that the most interesting thing about Holy Ireland was that its people hate each other in the name of Jesus Christ. And they do!
Bernadette Devlin
I went to a very militantly Republican grammar school and, under its influence, began to revolt against the Establishment, on the simple rule of thumb, highly satisfying to a ten-year-old, that Irish equals good, English equals bad.
Bernadette Devlin
My function in life is not to be a politician in Parliament: it is to get something done.
Bernadette Devlin
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