They won’t break me because the desire for freedom, and the freedom of the Irish people, is in my heart. The day will dawn when all the people of Ireland will have the desire for freedom to show. It is then that we will see the rising of the moon.
Meaning of the quote
The Irish activist Bobby Sands believed that he could not be broken because the desire for freedom was in his heart. He thought that one day, all the people of Ireland would feel the same way and want to be free. When that happens, it would be like a new day dawning, and the people of Ireland would rise up like the moon in the sky.
About Bobby Sands
Bobby Sands was a member of the IRA who died on hunger strike while imprisoned in Northern Ireland. He was elected to the British Parliament during his strike, and his death, along with nine other hunger strikers, sparked a surge of IRA recruitment and activity.
More quotes from Bobby Sands
Everyone, Republican or otherwise, has their own particular part to play. No part is too great or too small; no one is too old or too young to do something.
Activist of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (1954-1981)
They won’t break me because the desire for freedom, and the freedom of the Irish people, is in my heart. The day will dawn when all the people of Ireland will have the desire for freedom to show. It is then that we will see the rising of the moon.
Activist of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (1954-1981)
They have nothing in their whole imperial arsenal that can break the spirit of one Irishman who doesn’t want to be broken.
Activist of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (1954-1981)
We must see our present fight right through to the very end.
Activist of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (1954-1981)
Our revenge will be the laughter of our children.
Activist of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (1954-1981)