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Eamon de Valera

When we have done our best, we can, as a united people, take whatever may befall with calm courage and confidence that this old nation will survive and if death should come to many of us, death is not the end.

Eamon de Valera

Courage

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Eamon de Valera is saying that after everyone has put in their greatest effort, the people together can face any challenges without fear because their country will continue to exist. He also suggests that even if many people die, their deaths are not the final outcome, implying a belief in something beyond physical life.

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