John Boyle O'Reilly Quotes
Too late we learn, a man must hold his friend
Unjudged, accepted, trusted to the end.
Citations
O'Reilly, John Boyle. "A Lost Friend." Songs, Legends, and Ballads, The Pilot Publishing Co., 1878, p. 303.
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John Boyle O'Reilly was an Irish-American poet, journalist, author and activist. As a youth in Ireland, he was a member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood, or Fenians, for which he was transported to Western Australia. After escaping to the United States, he became a prominent spokesperson for the Irish community and culture through his editorship of the Boston newspaper The Pilot, his prolific writing and his lecture tours.