Quotes by Bernadette Devlin

About Bernadette Devlin:

Josephine Bernadette McAliskey is an Irish socialist and republican political activist. She served as a Member of the UK Parliament from 1969 to 1974 for the Mid Ulster constituency. She lost her seat to John Dunlop of the Vanguard Progressive Unionist Party, after coming third in a four-sided contest in the general election of February 1974.
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To gain that which is worth having,it may be necessary to lose everything else.

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

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

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

Bernadette Devlin

Yesterday I dared to struggle. Today I dare to win.

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

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

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

Author Bio

  • NameBernadette Devlin
  • DescriptionIrish politician
  • BornApril 23, 1947
  • CountryNorthern Ireland
  • ProfessionPolitician