Great Irishmen in war and politics . government in Ireland. Indeed,protestantism has always been so much a part of nationalismin that country that only dishonest men who dread somesmall personal loss dare to assert that nationalism has areligious meaning, and only those who are ignorant believethem. Butt took up law as a profession, and politics as a May, 1852, he was elected for Harwich as a liberal-conservative, an indication that his political horizon wasmisty at that period. His services at the Bar were always in demand, withlarge fees marked on his briefs as a reward. He appeare
Great Irishmen in war and politics . government in Ireland. Indeed,protestantism has always been so much a part of nationalismin that country that only dishonest men who dread somesmall personal loss dare to assert that nationalism has areligious meaning, and only those who are ignorant believethem. Butt took up law as a profession, and politics as a May, 1852, he was elected for Harwich as a liberal-conservative, an indication that his political horizon wasmisty at that period. His services at the Bar were always in demand, withlarge fees marked on his briefs as a reward. He appearedto gain all his knowledge without study, and was famousfor his power of putting the important facts of a casebefore the court with convincing mastery, though hemight scarcely have had time to do more than glance ata brief. He puzzled judge and jury with elaborate anddetailed expositions, and the skill with which he statedhis strongest arguments and pierced the weak ones of hisopponents, when it was well known that the materials 38. ISAAC BUTT. Jo /.ice page 38. IRISH POLITICAL LEADERS which he was using had only been put into his hands afew hours previously. His nature was lovable, with a disposition for gaietywhich made him as playful and as fond of fun as a addition, his generosity was so great that he placed novalue on money as a personal possession. He gave itaway recklessly, a practice that hampered himself as muchas it helped others. It was said that, although big feeswere being paid him, there were times when he couldscarcely pay his hotel bill and travelling expenses to thecourts where he happened to be pleading. Again, evenon such embarrassing occasions, if his clients were badlyoff, their private sorrows awakened his sympathy to suchan extent that he would refuse to take any fee, althoughhe was so pressed for money at the time himself. Hisprivate story is almost typical of the romantic, chivalrousIrishman, for ever getting into odd monetary difficultiesand g
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