Quotes by Douglas Hyde
“What we want to do is to create a friendly feeling between the two countries, not a feeling of suspicion, of dread, and of hate.”— Douglas Hyde
“The moment the people cease to be Irish in spirit, they might as well be transplanted to the plains of England.”— Douglas Hyde
“The necessity for de-anglicising the Irish nation is a matter of the first importance.”— Douglas Hyde
“It is a most disgraceful accusation to make against the Irish people to say they are not now fit for self-government.”— Douglas Hyde
“In order to de-Anglicise ourselves we must at once cast off the English dress, the English gait, the English accent.”— Douglas Hyde
“The one thing that is most threatened is the language. It is the one thing that can be most easily lost.”— Douglas Hyde