Quote#Homeland
We are the most cosmopolitan race in the whole universe; but Irishmen…
Quote byJeremiah O'Donovan Rossa · 1831–1915
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa, "Rossa's Recollections 1838 to 1898: Memoirs of an Irish Revolutionary" (Globe Pequot, 2004) , p. 189.
English (original)
We are the most cosmopolitan race in the whole universe; but Irishmen should have a country; they have a right to the country of their birth. By the use and aid of one steel – the pen – our committee have taken possession of that right, and as their title one day may be disputed, I trust they will be able and willing to prove it by the aid of another steel – the sword.
— Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa
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