 Half the lies our opponents tell about us are untrue. |
| We should silence anyone who opposes the right to freedom of speech. |
| Why should we put ourselves out of our way to do anything for posterity? For what has posterity ever done for us? |
| All along the untrodden paths of the future, I can see the footprints of an unseen hand. |
| Mr Speaker, I smell a rat; I see him forming in the air and darkening the sky; but I will nip him in the bud. |
| How can I be in two places at once, unless I were a bird? |
| The cup of Ireland's misery has been overflowing for centuries and is not yet half full. |
| Every pint bottle should contain a quart. |
| Ireland and England are like two sisters; I would have them embrace like one brother. |
| While I write this letter, I have a pistol in one hand and a sword in the other. |
| The best way to avoid danger is to meet it plump. |
| The only thing to prevent what's past is to put a stop to it before it happens. |
| I answer in the affirmative with an emphatic "No." |
