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Constance Markievicz Quotes

Irish revolutionary and first woman elected to the UK House of Commons (d. 1927), Birth: 4-2-1868
1.
Dress suitably in short skirts and sitting boots, leave your jewels and gold wands in the bank, and buy a revolver.
Constance Markievicz

Clothe yourself in modest hemlines and ankle boots, store your gems and trinkets in a safe place, and purchase a handgun.
2.
But while Ireland is not free I remain a rebel, unconverted and unconvertible. There is no word strong enough for it. I am pledged as a rebel, an unconvertible rebel, to the one thing - a free and independent Republic.
Constance Markievicz

3.
I have always hated war and am by nature and philosophy a pacifist, but it is the English who are forcing war on us, and the first principle of war is to kill the enemy.
Constance Markievicz