A Good Government May, Indeed, Redress The

Great Interests Demand Great Safeguards.

A Good Government May, Indeed, Redress The Grievances Of An Injured People; But A Strong People Can Alone Build Up A Great Nation.

It Is Not Only Our Duty To America, But Also To Ireland. We Could Not Hope To Succeed In Our Effort To Make Ireland A Republic Without The Moral And Material Support Of The Liberty-loving Citizens Of These United States.

But It So Happens, And It Will Ever Happen So, That They Who Have Lived To Serve Their Country - No Matter How Weak Their Efforts May Have Been - Are Sure To Receive The Thanks And Blessings Of Its People.

A Jury Of My Countrymen, It Is True, Have Found Me Guilty Of The Crime Of Which I Stood Indicted. For This I Entertain Not The Slightest Feeling Of Resentment Towards Them.