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It would be well to realize that the talk of ‘humane methods of warfare’, of the ‘rules of civilized...

No revolutionary movement is complete without its poetical expression.

Songs of Freedom: The James Connolly Songbook

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Born: 1868-06-05

Died: 1916-05-12

James Connolly (Irish: Séamas Ó Conghaile or Ó Conghalaigh, June 5, 1868 – May 12, 1916) was an Irish republican and socialist leader, aligned to syndicalism and the Industrial Workers of the World. He was born in the Cowgate area of Edinburgh, Scotland, to Irish immigrant parents. He left school for working life at the age of 11, but became one of the leading Marxist theorists of his day. He also took a role in Scottish and American politics. He was executed by a British firing squad because of his leadership role in the Easter Rising of 1916.More

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