Politicians
See also: List of Irish politicians- Liam Aylward (born September 1952)
- Jim Gibbons, Irish politician (1924–1997)
- Phil Hogan (born c1965)
- Robert Cane (1807 - August 17, 1858)
- John McGuinness (born 1955)
- James Stephens (1825–1901) - Fenian
- James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde (October 19, 1610 – July 21, 1688)
- James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde (April 29, 1665 - November 16, 1745)
- Piers Butler, 1st Earl of Ormonde (c1467 - August 26, 1539)
- Thomas Butler, Earl of Ossory (July 9, 1634 - July 30, 1680)
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“Many politicians of our time are in the habit of laying it down as a self-evident proposition that no people ought to be free till they are fit to use their freedom. The maxim is worthy of the fool in the old story who resolved not to go into the water until he had learnt to swim. If men are to wait for liberty till they become wise and good in slavery, they may indeed wait forever.”
—Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800–1859)
“Being dismantled before our eyes are not just individual programs that politicians cite as too expensive but the whole idea that society has a stake in the well-being of children down the block and the security of families on the other side of town. Whether or not kids eat well, are nurtured and have a roof over their heads is not just a consequence of how their parents behave. It is also a responsibility of society—but now apparently a diminishing one.”
—Richard B. Stolley (20th century)
“I’ve always wondered why European politicians as a group seemed brighter than American politicians as a group. Maybe it’s because many American politicians have the race issue to fall back on. They become lazy, suspicious of innovative ideas, and as a result American institutions atrophy.”
—Ishmael Reed (b. 1938)