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And I believe that Ireland will show that her claim for self government is not made on behalf of national rivalry, but rather on behalf of genuine independence; the consideration, on the one hand, of the needs of her own population, and, on the other, goodwill towards that of other localities. AND I BELIEVE THAT IRELAND WILL SHOW THAT HER CLAIM FOR SELF GOVERNMENT IS NOT MADE ON BEHALF OF NATIONAL RIVALRY BUT RATHER ON BEHALF OF GENUINE INDEPENDENCE THE CONSIDERATION ON THE ONE HAND OF THE NEEDS OF HER OWN POPULATION AND ON THE OTHER GOODWILL TOWARDS THAT OF OTHER LOCALITIES
 need be no defence, and it seems to me that this function being taken away from the nation it can have no other, and therefore must cease to exist as a political entity. On this side of the movement opinion is growing steadily. It is clear that, quite apart from Socialism, the idea of local administration is pushing out that of centralized government: to take a remarkable case: in the French Revolution of 1793, the most advanced party was centralizing: in the latest French revolution, that of the Commune of 1871, it was federalist. Or take Ireland, the success which is to-day attending the struggles of Ireland for independence is, I am quite sure, owing to the spread of this idea: it no longer seems a monstrous proposition to liberal-minded Englishmen that a country should administer its own affairs: the feeling that it is not only just, but also very convenient to all parties for it to do so, is extinguishing the prejudices fostered by centuries of oppressive and wasteful mastership. EFENSE AND IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS FUNCTION BEING TAKEN AWAY FROM THE NATION IT CAN HAVE NO OTHER AND THEREFORE MUST CEASE TO EXIST AS A POLITICAL ENTITY ON THIS SIDE OF THE MOVEMENT OPINION IS GROWING STEADILY IT IS CLEAR THAT QUITE APART FROM SOCIALISM THE IDEA OF LOCAL ADMINISTRATION IS PUSHING OUT THAT OF CENTRALIZED GOVERNMENT TO TAKE A REMARKABLE CASE IN THE FRENCH REVOLUTION OF SEVENTEEN NINETY THREE THE MOST ADVANCED PARTY WAS CENTRALIZING IN THE LATEST FRENCH REVOLUTION THAT OF THE COMMUNE OF EIGHTEEN SEVENTY ONE IT WAS FEDERALIST OR TAKE IRELAND THE SUCCESS WHICH IS TO DAY ATTENDING THE STRUGGLES OF IRELAND FOR INDEPENDENCE IS I AM QUITE SURE OWING TO THE SPREAD OF THIS IDEA IT NO LONGER SEEMS A MONSTROUS PROPOSITION TO LIBERAL MINDED ENGLISHMEN THAT A COUNTRY SHOULD ADMINISTER ITS OWN AFFAIRS THE FEELING THAT IT IS NOT ONLY JUST BUT ALSO VERY CONVENIENT TO ALL PARTIES FOR IT TO DO SO IS EXTINGUISHING THE PREJUDICES FOSTERED BY CENTURIES OF OPPRESSIVE AND WASTEFUL MASTERSHIP
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