Famous quotes containing the words irish and/or treaty:
“The Irish are often nervous about having the appropriate face for the occasion. They have to be happy at weddings, which is a strain, so they get depressed; they have to be sad at funerals, which is easy, so they get happy.”
—Peggy Noonan (b. 1950)
“No treaty is ever an impediment to a cheat.”
—Sophocles (497–406/5 B.C.)