4. The right to National Freedom rests upon the right to Personal
Freedom, and true National Freedom guarantees true Personal
Freedom.
5. The object of Freedom is the pursuit of the happiness of the
Nation and of the individuals that compose the Nation.
6. Freedom is necessary to the happiness and prosperity of the
Nation. In the particular case of Ireland, Separation from
England is necessary not only to the happiness and prosperity
but almost to the continued existence of Ireland, inasmuch as
the interests of Ireland and England are fundamentally at
variance, and while the two nations are connected England must
necessarily predominate.
7. The National Sovereignty implied in National Freedom holds good
both externally and internally, _i.e._, the sovereign rights of
the Nation are good as against all other nations and good as
against all parts of the Nation. Hence--
8. The Nation has jurisdiction over lives and property within the
Nation.