Bernadette Devlin McAliskey Quotes

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To gain that which is worth having, it may be necessary to lose everything else.

Bernadette Devlin McAliskey
Among the best traitors Ireland has ever had, Mother Church ranks at the very top, a massive obstacle in the path to equality and freedom. She has been a force for conservatism... to ward off threats to her own security and influence.

Bernadette Devlin McAliskey
I'm not good enough to be a saint and not bad enough to be interesting.

Bernadette Devlin McAliskey
There are no illegitimate children, only illegitimate parents — if the term is to be used at all.

Bernadette Devlin McAliskey
Policemen always call me a stupid bitch, and I deny that I'm stupid.

Bernadette Devlin McAliskey
But I make a distinction between the doctrines of the Church, which matter, and the structure invented by half a dozen Italians who got to be pope and which is of very little use to anybody.

Bernadette Devlin McAliskey
The Irish aren't great singers, but they have great songs.

Bernadette Devlin McAliskey
Everyone's struggle for justice usually begins with one's own suffering.

Bernadette Devlin McAliskey
The British Press is always looking for stuff to fill the space between their cartoons.

Bernadette Devlin McAliskey
I think my life will always be worth living, though I don't imagine it being very easy.

Bernadette Devlin McAliskey