A public expectation, it has to be said, not of poetry as such but of political positions variously approvable by mutually disapproving groups.
Seamus Heaney
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- At home in Ireland, there's a habit of avoidance, an ironical attitude towards the authority figure.
- Even if the hopes you started out with are dashed, hope has to be maintained.
- Whether it be a matter of personal relations within a marriage or political initiatives within a peace process, there is no sure-fire do-it-yourself kit.
- Whether it be a matter of personal relations within a marriage or political initiatives within a peace process, there is no sure-fire do-it-yourself kit.
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