Quote by Padraic Pearse
Blood is a cleansing and sanctifying thing, and the nation that re

Blood is a cleansing and sanctifying thing, and the nation that regards it as the final horror has lost its manhood… there are many things more horrible than bloodshed, and slavery is one of them! – Padraic Pearse

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