""I have never yet heard of a murderer who was not afraid of a ghost." - A retort to a unionist MP who spoke of how he…"

"Assassinate me you may; intimidate me you cannot."

"In this administration, a place can be found for every bad man."

""Twenty four millions of people have burst their chains, and on the altar erected by despotism for public slavery, ha…"

""It is the common fate of the indolent to see their rights become a prey to the active. The condition upon which God …"

""No matter with what solemnities he may have been devoted on the altar of slavery, the moment he touches the sacred s…"

"Judge: (whose wig was awry, to Curran) Curran, do you see anything ridiculous in this wig?"

"My dear doctor, I am surprised to hear you say that I am coughing very badly, as I have been practising all night."

"When I can't talk sense, I talk metaphor."

""Everything I see disgusts and depresses me: I look back at the streaming of blood for so many years, and everything …"