Quote#Politics & Power
The conception of yourselves as altogether virtuous and wronged is, I…
Quote byGeorge William Russell · 1867–1935
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Open letter to the Masters of Dublin (1913).
English (original)
The conception of yourselves as altogether virtuous and wronged is, I assure you, not at all the one which onlookers hold of you. No doubt, you have rights on your side. No doubt, some of you suffered without just cause. But nothing which has been done to you cries aloud to Heaven for condemnation as your own actions.
— George William Russell
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