George Bernard Shaw Quotes

Ireland, sir, for good or evil, is like no other place under heaven, and no man can touch its sod or breathe its air without becoming better or worse.

George Bernard Shaw

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• Ireland

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• Ireland, sir, for good or evil, is like no other place under heaven, and no man can touch its sod or breathe its air without becoming better or worse.

  

  George Bernard Shaw
  • Evil
  • Heaven
  • Place