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But that citizen's perception was also at one with the truth in recognizing that the very brutality of the means by which the IRA were pursuing change was destructive of the trust upon which new possibilities would have to be based.
But that citizen's perception was also at one with the truth in recognizing that the very brutality of the means by which the IRA were pursuing change was destructive of the trust upon which new possibilities would have to be based.
Approximate author period: c. 1966 AD · modern
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- Seamus Heaney
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- Approximate author period: c. 1966 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Seamus Heaney: documented activity in 1966. Wikidata Q93356, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q93356 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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