But I make a distinction between the doctrines of the Church, which matter, and the structure invented by half a dozen Italians who got to be pope and which is of very little use to anybody.
To gain that which is worth having, it may be necessary to lose everything else - Bernadette Devlin
To gain that which is worth having, it may be necessary to lose everything else
- Bernadette Devlin
Yesterday I dared to struggle. Today I dare to win. - Bernadette Devlin
Yesterday I dared to struggle. Today I dare to win.
Irish Catholics are more interested in the rosary beads than in the rosary. - Bernadette Devlin
Irish Catholics are more interested in the rosary beads than in the rosary.
... in Northern Ireland, if you don't have basic Christianity, rather than merely religion, all you get out of the experience of living is bitterness. - Bernadette Devlin
... in Northern Ireland, if you don't have basic Christianity, rather than merely religion, all you get out of the experience of living is bitterness.
I'm not good enough to be a saint and not bad enough to be interesting. - Bernadette Devlin
I'm not good enough to be a saint and not bad enough to be interesting.
Among the best traitors Ireland has ever had, Mother Church ranks at the very top, a massive obstacle in the path to equality and freedom. She has be… - Bernadette Devlin
Among the best traitors Ireland has ever had, Mother Church ranks at the very top, a massive obstacle in the path to equality and freedom. She has be…
I went to a very militantly Republican grammar school and, under its influence, began to revolt against the Establishment, on thesimple rule of thumb… - Bernadette Devlin
I went to a very militantly Republican grammar school and, under its influence, began to revolt against the Establishment, on thesimple rule of thumb…
Should an anthropologist or a sociologist be looking for a bizarre society to study, I would suggest he come to Ulster. It is one of Europe's oddest … - Bernadette Devlin
Should an anthropologist or a sociologist be looking for a bizarre society to study, I would suggest he come to Ulster. It is one of Europe's oddest …
My function in life is not to be a politician in Parliament: it is to get something done. - Bernadette Devlin
My function in life is not to be a politician in Parliament: it is to get something done.
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