My function in life is not to be a politician in Parliament: it is to get something done.
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To gain what is worth having, it may be necessary to lose everything else.Bernadette Devlin
Yesterday I dared to struggle. Today I dare to win.
Bernadette Devlin
I got quite bored, serving in the bar. Since I was there, the customers wouldn't talk about women, and with half their subject matter denied them, it was: horses, silence; horses, silence.
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
Among the best traitors Ireland has ever had, Mother Church ranks at the very top, a massive obstacle in the path to equality and freedom. She has been a force for conservatism... to ward off threats to her own security and influence.
Bernadette Devlin
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