Quote of the day
War is not its own end, except in some catastrophic slide into absolute damnation. It's peace that's wanted. Some better peace than the one you started with.
Patrick Pearse
Born: November 10, 1879
Died: May 3, 1916 (aged 36)
Bio: Patrick Henry Pearse was an Irish teacher, barrister, poet, writer, nationalist and political activist who was one of the leaders of the Easter Rising in 1916.
Known for:
- Three lectures on Gaelic topics
- Collected works of Pádraic H. Pearse
- Political writings and speeches
- The murder machine and other essays (1916)