Quote#Politics & Power
But are you so sure...that when Ulster, or the corner of Ulster knows…
Quote byJohn Morley · 1838–1923
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Speech to the National Reform Union in Manchester (6 July 1887), quoted in The Times (7 July 1887), p. 7.
English (original)
But are you so sure...that when Ulster, or the corner of Ulster knows that Great Britain has made up its mind that there is to be an effective, a real self-government in Ireland—are you so sure Ulster will turn its back upon Ireland and claim to be excluded from such Government? (“No.”) I do not believe it... I say that a good deal of this zeal for Ulster is artificial.
— John Morley
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