Irish American Mayors

Famous quotes containing the words irish american, irish and/or american:

“Irish Americans are about as Irish as black Americans are African.”
—Bob Geldof (b. 1954)

“Irish Americans are about as Irish as black Americans are African.”
—Bob Geldof (b. 1954)

“[The ladies] must be aware that a great evil cannot for a long time, predominate, without, at least, their connivance. Silence is often as effectual an advocate in a cause as eloquence.”
—“Censor,” U.S. women’s magazine contributor. American Ladies Magazine, pp. 337-340 (August, 1828)