Quote by: Robert Emmet

A man in my situation, my lords, has not only to encounter the difficulties of fortune. and the force of power over minds which it has corrupted or subjugated. but the difficulties of established prejudice: the man dies, but his memory lives.


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Author Bio


  • NameRobert Emmet
  • DescriptionIrish nationalist and Republican, orator and rebel leader
  • BornMarch 4, 1778
  • DiedSeptember 20, 1803
  • CountryIreland