Good intentions

OVER the centuries, thousands of revolutionary and political proclamations, declarations and manifestoes have been issued all over the world.

Thu, 13 Apr, 2006 - 01:00

I doubt if you'll find one that isn't full of high-flown rhetoric, or one that was actually implemented after a successful revolution or election.

So why do we treat the 1916 Proclamation with so much more reverence than we would the election manifesto of a modern political party?

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