I May Die, But The Republic Of

Our Revenge Will Be The Laughter Of Our Children.

We Refuse To Lie Here In Dishonor! We Are Not Criminals, But Irishmen! This Is The Crime Of Which We Stand Accused.

They Have Nothing In Their Whole Imperial Arsenal That Can Break The Spirit Of One Irishman Who Doesn't Want To Be Broken.

My Life Now Centered Around Sleepless Nights And Stand-bys, Dodging The Brits And Calming Nerves To Go Out On Operations. But The People Stood By Us. The People Not Only Opened The Doors Of Their Homes To Lend Us A Hand, But They Opened Their Hearts To Us. I Learned That Without The People, We Could Not Survive And I Knew That I Owed Them Everything.

Never Will They Label Our Liberation Struggle As Criminal