It is my considered opinion that in the fullness of time history will record the greatness of Michael Collins and it will be recorded at my expense. Eamon de Valera More Quotes by Eamon de Valera More Quotes From Eamon de Valera We hope that the plain people - the labourers and small farmers - will take this opportunity of coming together and working out the National programme. Eamon de Valera work-out opportunity people The economic and social problems would tend to become, like the military situation, more and more difficult as time went on and we became more and more isolated. Eamon de Valera economic problem military Here, in Cork district, you have in combination all the dangers which war can inflict. Eamon de Valera combination danger war By keeping the annuities, we could build up a national industry every years as big as the Shannon Scheme. Eamon de Valera shannon bigs years From the moment this war began, there was, for this state, only one policy possible, neutrality. Eamon de Valera possible only moment war We, of our time, have played our part in the perseverance, and we have pledged ourselves to the dead generations who have preserved intact for us this glorious heritage, that we, too, will strive to be faithful to the end, and pass on this tradition unblemished. Eamon de Valera end perseverance tradition time