Francis Hughes

"I have no prouder boast to say I am Irish and have been privileged to fight for the Irish people and for Ireland. If I have a duty I will perform it to the full with the unshakable belief that we are a noble race and that chains and bounds have no part in us"

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Source: Francis Hutcheson (1769). “An Essay on the Nature and Conduct of the Passions and Affections”, p.7

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Francis Hughes

Francis Hughes

Activist

Francis Hughes was an Irish republican activist known for his writings on resistance and freedom during the Troubles in Northern Ireland.

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