He never forgot the worker in Cambridge. the grandparents in Brighton. the barber in Somerville. the young family starting off in Watertown. Tip ONeill was a Speaker who always spoke for the common man and woman. He never mortgaged his high principles to the passing fashions of the day. He never lost his Irish common touch and common sense. and he never turned away from all those who needed his help. Tip ONeill was a descendent of the immigrants who crossed the sea from Ireland. That experience gave the Irish who came here and the children they raised here a special sense of compassion and commitment. Tip ONeill epitomized the best of these virtuesand more.
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Irish immigrants have a special sense of compassion and commitment.