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Category Archive: John Boyle O’Reilly

John Boyle O’Reilly Quote: “A good boxer, in striking the…”

A good boxer, in striking the round blow, instead of loosening body and arm, gathers himself into a heap of muscularity and begins his blow where all blows ought to begin, from the solidarity of the right foot.

November 19, 2019 1844, Irish, John Boyle O'Reilly, June 28, Quotes by Poets

John Boyle O’Reilly Quote: “Women are at once the guardians…”

Women are at once the guardians and the well-spring of the world’s faith, morality, and tenderness; and if ever they are degraded to a commonplace level with men, this fine essential quality will be impaired, and their weakness will have to beg and follow where now it guides and controls.

October 11, 2019 1844, Irish, John Boyle O'Reilly, June 28, Quotes by Poets

John Boyle O’Reilly Quote: “It is heroic to prepare for…”

It is heroic to prepare for war with a tyrant power. Patriots will always win the admiration of mankind for daring to meet the bloodshed of battle for their country’s liberty. But the patriot who is willing to go to that sacrifice will be the first to condemn the aimless and secret shedding of blood in time of peace.

September 22, 2019 1844, Irish, John Boyle O'Reilly, June 28, Quotes by Poets

John Boyle O’Reilly Quote: “Putting prize-fighting altogether aside as one…”

Putting prize-fighting altogether aside as one of the unavoidable evils attending on this manly exercise, the inestimable value of boxing as a training, discipline, and development of boys and young men remains.

August 15, 2019 1844, Irish, John Boyle O'Reilly, June 28, Quotes by Poets

John Boyle O’Reilly Quote: “The success of the suffrage movement…”

The success of the suffrage movement would injure women spiritually and intellectually, for they would be assuming a burden though they knew themselves unable to bear it. It is the sediment, not the wave, of a sex. It is the antithesis of that highest and sweetest mystery – conviction by submission, and conquest by sacrifice.

May 18, 2019 1844, Irish, John Boyle O'Reilly, June 28, Quotes by Poets

John Boyle O’Reilly Quote: “With the advent of chivalry, the…”

With the advent of chivalry, the art of boxing waned. The evolution of feudal aristocracy, with other and widely different exercises, pastimes and weapons from those of the common people, made boxing unfashionable.

March 27, 2019 1844, Irish, John Boyle O'Reilly, June 28, Quotes by Poets

John Boyle O’Reilly Quote: “Social equity is based on justice…”

Social equity is based on justice; politics change on the opinion of the time. The black man’s skin will be a mark of social inferiority so long as white men are conceited, ignorant, unjust, and prejudiced. You cannot legislate these qualities out of the white – you must steal them out by teaching, illustration, and example.

March 14, 2019 1844, Irish, John Boyle O'Reilly, June 28, Quotes by Poets

John Boyle O’Reilly Quote: “The brutalities of a fight with…”

The brutalities of a fight with bare hands, the crushed nasal bones, maimed lips, and other disfigurements, which call for the utter abolition of boxing in the interests of humanity, at once disappear when the contestants cover their hands with large, soft-leather gloves.

February 1, 2019 1844, Irish, John Boyle O'Reilly, June 28, Quotes by Poets

John Boyle O’Reilly Quote: “No writer for the press, however…”

No writer for the press, however humble, is free from the burden of keeping his purpose high and his integrity white.

December 13, 2018 1844, Irish, John Boyle O'Reilly, June 28, Quotes by Poets

John Boyle O’Reilly Quote: “With the advance of feudalism came…”

With the advance of feudalism came the growth of iron armor, until, at last, a fighting-man resembled an armadillo.

December 5, 2018 1844, Irish, John Boyle O'Reilly, June 28, Quotes by Poets

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