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Collins the Pragmatist Not Just the Fighter | Cork News
At the Michael Collins Commemoration, historian David McCullagh revealed a lesser-known side of the revolutionary leader: a pragmatic diplomat whose compromises were essential to Ireland’s freedom. Far from just a military strategist, Collins masterminded fundraising and logistics that fueled his campaigns—and understood that lasting peace, not just victory, required negotiation. McCullagh argued that idealism without pragmatism is futile, and that true courage lies in compromise, not stubbornness. As Collins evolved from organizer to negotiator, he sacrificed symbolic wins for practical…
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