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Valera first adumbrated the position that exists at the moment - namely , an Irish , or rather three - quarters of an Irish , Republic within , or half - within , the British Empire . It was a typical de Valera move , based on the ...
Valera first adumbrated the position that exists at the moment - namely , an Irish , or rather three - quarters of an Irish , Republic within , or half - within , the British Empire . It was a typical de Valera move , based on the ...
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He refused ( when it was first offered ) the G.C.B. , lest acceptance might impair his position of complete party ... But even more clearly indicative of the bent of his ambitions than his refusals were the positions he consented to ...
He refused ( when it was first offered ) the G.C.B. , lest acceptance might impair his position of complete party ... But even more clearly indicative of the bent of his ambitions than his refusals were the positions he consented to ...
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There is no concealment in the matter , yet his actual position is not easily defined . As we have seen , he never held Cabinet office ; but undoubtedly he gave ' confidential ' advice on political questions to the Sovereign .
There is no concealment in the matter , yet his actual position is not easily defined . As we have seen , he never held Cabinet office ; but undoubtedly he gave ' confidential ' advice on political questions to the Sovereign .
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