We, of our time, have played our part in the perseverance, and we hav… — Eamon de Valera

We, of our time, have played our part in the perseverance, and we have pledged ourselves to the dead generations who have preserved intact for us this glorious heritage, that we, too, will strive to be faithful to the end, and pass on this tradition unblemished.

Eamon de ValeraStatesman · Irish · 1882 – 1975

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