History taught us that this has and can happen and one of the greatest examples of such a phase in history is the sublime story of the life of St. Patrick. the patron saint of Ireland. From the day of the arrival of this immigrant to Ireland from a foreign shore 1.500 years ago. to the moment at which I speak. the Irish. a small. a tough. a stalwart. a doughty people. have to a fantastic degree been the devotees. among nations. of moral law and Christian principle. I am giving the Irish only their just due. predicated upon the facts of time. when I say here. in this little nation. this shimmering bit of land in a shining sea. civilization has a source of enduring strength to lean upon in time of crisis. May I emphasize that I do not say it is the worldor the free part of itwhich should. out of its beneficence patronizingly offer its aid to Ireland. as one helps a faltering reed.
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The Irish are described as devotees of moral law and Christian principle.