Bernadette Devlin Quotes

Yesterday I dared to struggle. Today I dare to win. - Bernadette Devlin

To gain what is worth having, it may be necessary to lose everything else. - Bernadette Devlin

To gain that worth having, it may be necessary to lose everything else. - 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

My function in life is not to be a politician in Parliament: it is to get something done. - Bernadette Devlin

It wasn't long before people discovered the final horrors of letting an urchin into Parliament. - Bernadette Devlin

I went to a very militantly Republican grammar school and, under its influence, began to revolt against the Establishment, on the simple rule of thumb, highly satisfying to a ten-year-old, that Irish equals good, English equals bad. - 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

Basically, I have no place in organized politics. By coming to the British Parliament, I've allowed the people to sacrifice me at the top and let go the more effective job I should be doing at the bottom. - 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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