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The will and fighting power of people demonstr- ated in the revolutionary movement are also deter- mined by their ideological consciousness. The level of the willpower and strength demonstrated by the people is determined by their ideology. Only those who have a firm consciousness of inde- pendence will be able to take an indomitable atti- tude towards the revolution, actively participate in it with a strong will, and struggle to the end, overcoming all difficulties and trials. (OJI 33) James Connolly: O'Donovan Rossa represents to us a revolutionary movement the least aristocratic and the most pleb- eian that ever raised itself to national dignity in Ireland. It was a movement that resting upon the masses of people in Ireland, and drawing its inspirations from the hearts of that people, was successful in inspiring its followers with such a belief in their own ability to conquer and master the future, that it nerved them to conspire for a revolt against the British Empire at a time when that Empire was at peace with all the world. The mere conception of such a struggle, the stark naked fact that such a project was ever even mooted, in itself stamps as heroes all who cherished and suffered for it. (July 31 1915) Our fight of last year was not for added wages and reduction of hours; it was for an opportunity of building up in our midst men and women, a chance to develop nobility and grandeur of character for men and women, a time to realise the nobility of life, to study the history of Ireland, to study our rights as well as our duties; time to develop men and women for the coming crisis, so that they might take advantage of it when it came. (Sept 5 1914) 16
