Boyle Roche Quotes

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Mr. Speaker, I smell a rat; I see him forming in the air and darkening the sky; but I'll nip him in the bud.

Boyle Roche

Of the Ulster Protestants:

A disorderly set of people whom no king can govern and no God can please.

Boyle Roche

[... I] answer boldly in the affirmative with an emphatic No!

Boyle Roche

There is no Levitical decree between nations, and on this occasion I can see neither sin nor shame in marrying our own sister.

Boyle Roche

I hope, my lord, if you ever come within a mile of my house that you will stay there all night.

Boyle Roche

[... they] would cut us to mincemeat, and throw our bleeding heads on that table to stare us in the face.

Boyle Roche

... it is impossible I could have been in two places at once, unless I were a bird.

Boyle Roche

Boyle Roche

Boyle Roche

Born: October, 1736

Died: June 5, 1807 (aged 70)

Bio: Sir Boyle Roche, 1st Baronet was an Irish politician. After a distinguished career in North America with the British Army, Roche became a member of the Irish House of Commons in 1775, generally acting in support of the viceregal government.

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