Great Interests Demand Great Safeguards.

It Is Not Only Our Duty To America, But Also To Ireland. We Could Not Hope To Succeed In Our Effort To Make Ireland A Republic Without The Moral And Material Support Of The Liberty-loving Citizens Of These United States.

The Dependence Of One People Upon Another, Even For The Benefits Of Legislation, Is The Deepest Source Of National Weakness.

Judged By The Law Of England, I Know This Crime Entails Upon Me The Penalty Of Death; But The History Of Ireland Explains That Crime And Justifies It.

The Treason Of Which I Stand Convicted Loses All Its Guilt, Has Been Sanctified As A Duty, And Will Be Ennobled As A Sacrifice.

A Good Government May, Indeed, Redress The Grievances Of An Injured People; But A Strong People Can Alone Build Up A Great Nation.