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Eamon de Valera

If there is to be any hope of prosperity for this country it is by reversing that policy which made us simply the kitchen garden for supplying the British with cheap food.

Eamon de Valera

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Eamon de Valera is saying that the country cannot become prosperous if it continues to focus only on producing inexpensive food for Britain. Instead, the country needs to change this approach to develop a stronger, more independent economy.

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