Robert Emmet Quotes
Let no man write my epitaph. When my country takes her place among the nations of the earth, then, and not until then, let my epitaph be written.
Although the British obliterated his body, that barbarity backfired. Emmett became a martyr. Tens of thousands of children the world over, were named “Robert Emmet” in his memory, and his name and acts are not only well known to history, but his name is carried by many to this day. His brother, Thomas Addis Emmett, fled to the United States where he became Attorney General of New York State.
Robert Emmet, 1778-1803, Irish Republican Revolutionary, Statement to British presiding judge, Lord Norbury, before he was hanged, beheaded, drawn and quartered by the British for his activities on behalf on Independence for Ireland, September 19, 1803
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Jinnah had whipped up his followers to violence so that Muslims were attacking Sikh and Hindu neighborhoods, burning them and murdering many occupants in different parts of India to intimidate the Indian Governmental Ruling Congress Party, The British Colonial Indian officials and the politicians in London to create a Muslim state—Pakistan—with all the territory that they demanded. Many Muslims were in turn killed in retaliatory attacks. The American diplomats and most English politicians tried to persuade Jinnah to compromise on the division of land and resources. Jinnah saw no reason at the time for compromise. However the internecine violence became so brutal and extensive that even Jinnah was shocked. The British would not be intimidated nor would the Indian Congress party and Jinnah was forced to compromise. Even with that, there were over 2 million Indians killed by the time the partition was complete. Jinnah and most other leaders were not willing to die themselves, but they were able to convince enough of their coreligionists to die.
1st Earl of Beaconsfield
Robert Emmet was an Irish Republican, and Irish nationalist patriot, orator and rebel leader. After leading an abortive rebellion against British rule in 1803 he was captured then tried and executed for high treason against the British king George III of Great Britain and Ireland.
