Posted by David Kopel:
Happy St. Patrick's Day!
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2009_03_15-2009_03_21.shtml#1237355329
Enjoy [1]this version of "[2]A Nation Once Again," voted the world's
most popular song by BBC listeners.
This great and timeless song fills me with joy about nations such as
Ireland, Israel, and the United States, which have won their
independence, and with hope for Taiwan, which seeks to perfect is
independence. May the great example of the Irish freedom fighters of
1916-21 (and in the centuries before) give strength to the all the
opppressed people around the world--in Tibet, Darfur, and many other
places--who still seek their right of self-determination, and to live
in peace in the community of nations.
The Irish revolution was inspired by the American Revolution, and, as
"A Nation Once Again" illustrates, by the brave Spartans at
[3]Thermopylae ("three hundred men") and by the Roman story of
[4]Horatio at the Bridge ("and three men"). "A Nation Once Again" was
written by an Irish Protestant, showing that Irish nationalism at its
best, is non-sectarian and inclusive, as the [5]Proclamation of the
Republic affirmed. The great liberation, from the Exodus to the
present, is the common heritage and the common hope of all
freedom-loving peoples. [6]God Save Ireland, and [7]God Bless America,
"For, Freedom comes from God's right hand, And needs a Godly train."
References
1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dU8mGjrjJk
2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Nation_Once_Again
3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Thermopylae
4. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horatius_Cocles
5. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1916proc.jpg
6. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KClEFNWMz1U
7. http://video.yahoo.com/watch/2885601/8285726
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