"The English nobles have seized our lands and denounced our faith as heresy!
"Our brothers have been driven out, our mothers weep in famine, our children are sold into slavery! And now, they want to use the lie of a 'United Kingdom' as shackles, turning Ireland into a colony!
"For the glory of the Celtic people, for the freedom of our descendants, we shall meet the British flintlock guns with our blood, fighting to the very last breath…"
Joseph took advantage of McLaren pausing for breath and raised Thorne's letter to interrupt his impassioned speech: "I very much admire the Irish spirit of resistance against oppression. So, are you planning to launch a riot?"
