"Any society which suppresses the heritage of its conquered minorities, prevents their history or denies them their symbols, has sown the seeds of their own destruction."
"When the shadow of death blots out my joy And erases the face of the sun Give me strength to endure, hope to believe That living and dying are one."
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Source: Statement before the Battle of Stirling Bridge on September 11, 1297. History of Scotland. by Patrick Fraser Tytler, p. 121, 1841.
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