Gratitude untold is due to Mr. parnell.
"Lady-John-Russell"
MacCarthy, Desmond
For parnell appealed to them by his honest declaration of his intentions: he made it plain both to Ireland and to the Irish in America that his policy was no mere attempt at a readjustment of details in Anglo-Irish relations but the first step on the road to national independence.
"The Evolution of Sinn Fein"
Robert Mitchell Henry
parnell himself had once said "As the air of London would eat away the stone walls of the House of Commons, so would the atmosphere of the House eat away the honour and honesty of the Irish members."
"The Evolution of Sinn Fein"
Robert Mitchell Henry