John Philpot Curran

John Philpot Curran (24 July 1750 – 14 October 1817) was an Irish orator, politician and wit, born in Newmarket, County Cork. He was the son of James and Sarah Curran.

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    This is my commandment, that ye love one another.
    Bible: New Testament Jesus, in John 15:12.

    The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance; which condition if he break, servitude is at once the consequence of his crime, and the punishment of his guilt.
    —John Philpot Curran (1750–1817)