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As before, I mark St. Patrick s Day with a re-link of my July 2002 review of the famine memorial in New York City. My review was positive; I described the memorial as a modest artistic success.
Concerning the politics of the Famine, I assigned what I believe is a proper measure of blame to British politicians of the time.
Twenty-two centuries before the Famine, the Chinese philosopher Mencius wondered rhetorically: What should we think of a ruler who allows his people to starve? What then should we think of Robert Peel, Lord Russell, and their administrators? These men were responsible for the citizens of the United Kingdom, which at that time included Ireland. They were responsible to provide for their defense in case of invasion, and for their relief in case of natural disasters the most elementary functions of government. They failed in that responsibility.
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