14 Quotes by Bernadette Devlin
Bernadette Devlin, also known as Bernadette Devlin McAliskey, is an Irish republican politician and social activist who played a significant role in the civil rights movement in Northern Ireland during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Known for her impassioned speeches and fierce advocacy for equality and justice, Devlin became one of the youngest women ever elected to the British Parliament in 1969, representing the Mid Ulster constituency.
She was a prominent member of the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association and was deeply involved in the struggle for civil rights and an end to discrimination against the Catholic minority in Northern Ireland.
Devlin's unwavering commitment to equality, her refusal to be silenced, and her willingness to confront the status quo made her a prominent and influential figure during a turbulent time in Northern Irish history. Bernadette Devlin's courageous activism and dedication to the pursuit of justice continue to inspire and serve as a reminder of the power of grassroots movements in effecting social change.
Bernadette Devlin Quotes
Yesterday I dared to struggle. Today I dare to win. (Meaning)
My function in life is not to be a politician in Parliament: it is to get something done.
In Northern Ireland, if you don't have basic Christianity, rather than merely religion, all you get out of the experience of living is bitterness.
We were born into an unjust system; we are not prepared to grow old in it.
To gain that which is worth having, it may be necessary to lose everything else
Irish Catholics are more interested in the rosary beads than in the rosary.
It wasn't long before people discovered the final horrors of letting an urchin into Parliament.
I have no place in organized politics. By coming to the British Parliament, I've allowed the people to sacrifice me at the top and let go the more effective job I should be doing at the bottom.
There are no illegitimate children, only illegitimate parents - if the term is to be used at all.
I'm not good enough to be a saint and not bad enough to be interesting.
Free love is too expensive.
One American said that the most interesting thing about Holy Ireland was that its people hate each other in the name of Jesus Christ. And they do!
I think my life will always be worth living, though I don't imagine it being very easy.
The Irish aren't great singers, but they have great songs.
― Bernadette Devlin Quotes
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