Ireland General Election

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“In Ireland they try to make a cat cleanly by rubbing its nose in its own filth. Mr. Joyce has tried the same treatment on the human subject. I hope it may prove successful.”
—George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950)

“A constitutional statesman is in general a man of common opinions and uncommon abilities.”
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“Now that the election is over, may not all, having a common interest, re-unite in a common effort, to save our common country?”
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