Irish General Election

Famous quotes containing the words irish, general and/or election:

    “The Irish say your trouble is their
    trouble and your
    joy their joy? I wish
    I could believe it;
    I am troubled, I’m dissatisfied, I’m Irish.”
    —Marianne Moore (1887–1972)

    “Even more important than the discovery of Columbus, which we are gathered together to celebrate, is the fact that the general government has just discovered women.”
    —Bertha Honore Potter Palmer (1849–1918)

    “Now that the election is over, may not all, having a common interest, re-unite in a common effort, to save our common country?”
    —Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865)