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John Philpot Curran
Irish
Public Servant
About the author
It is the common fate of the indolent to see their rights become a prey to the active.
John Philpot Curran,
Irish
Public Servant
#Rights
#Fate
When I can't talk sense, I talk metaphor.
John Philpot Curran,
Irish
Public Servant
#Talk
#Sense
#Metaphor
My dear doctor, I am surprised to hear you say that I am coughing very badly, as I have been practising all night.
John Philpot Curran,
Irish
Public Servant
#Night
In this administration, a place can be found for every bad man.
John Philpot Curran,
Irish
Public Servant
#Man
His smile is like the silver plate on a coffin.
John Philpot Curran,
Irish
Public Servant
#Smile
Evil prospers when good men do nothing.
John Philpot Curran,
Irish
Public Servant
#Nothing
#Evil
#Men
Assassinate me you may; intimidate me you cannot.
John Philpot Curran,
Irish
Public Servant
#May
The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance.
John Philpot Curran,
Irish
Public Servant
#God
#Liberty
#Man
#Vigilance
I have never yet heard of a murderer who was not afraid of a ghost.
John Philpot Curran,
Irish
Public Servant