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Bernadette Devlin, a courageous Irish politician, was a leading figure in the civil rights movement during the tumultuous period of Northern Ireland's conflict. As the youngest woman ever elected to the British Parliament, she fearlessly championed the rights of the oppressed and worked tirelessly to bring about social and political change. Devlin's unyielding passion for justice and equality serves as an inspiration for activists and leaders to stand firm in their convictions, fight for their communities, and work toward a fairer and more equitable world.
"To gain what is worth having, it may be necessary to lose everything else."
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"To gain what is worth having, it may be necessary to lose everything else."

Gain, May, Worth
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"I got quite bored, serving in the bar. Since I was there, the customers wouldn't talk about women, and with half their subject matter denied them, it was: horses, silence; horses, silence."
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"I got quite bored, serving in the bar. Since I was there, the customers wouldn't talk about women, and with half their subject matter denied them, it was: horses, silence; horses, silence."

Woman, Women, Horses, Silence, Talk
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"Basically, 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."
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"Basically, 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."

Politics, Sacrifice, People, Job
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"My function in life is not to be a politician in Parliament: it is to get something done."
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"My function in life is not to be a politician in Parliament: it is to get something done."

Life,
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"It wasn't long before people discovered the final horrors of letting an urchin into Parliament."
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"It wasn't long before people discovered the final horrors of letting an urchin into Parliament."

People, Parliament
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"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!"
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"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!"

People, American, Christ, Hate
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"Yesterday I dared to struggle. Today I dare to win."
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"Yesterday I dared to struggle. Today I dare to win."

Society, Struggle, Today, Yesterday
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