Bobby Sands Quotes
I am (even after all the torture) amazed at British logic. Never in eight centuries have they succeeded in breaking the spirit of one man who refused to be broken. They have not dispirited, conquered, nor demoralised my people, nor will they ever.
Sands, Bobby. Writings from Prison. Mercier Press, 1998.
Ibarruri is thought to have originated this slogan, in the context of the Spanish Civil War, during a radio speech to Madrid in 1936 when he declared, “Fascism will not pass, the executioners of October will not pass.” For use in a different context see Petain {46976}
Robert Gerard Sands was a member of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) who died on hunger strike while imprisoned at HM Prison Maze (also known as Long Kesh) in Northern Ireland. Sands helped to plan the 1976 bombing of the Balmoral Furniture Company in Dunmurry, which was followed by a gun battle with the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC). Sands was arrested while trying to escape and sentenced to 14 years for firearms possession.
