In becoming an Irishman, Patrick wedded his world to theirs, his faith to their life… Patrick found a way of swimming down to the depths of the Irish psyche and warming and transforming Irish imagination — making it more humane and more noble while keeping it Irish.” (161)

Thomas Cahill
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In becoming an Irishman, Patrick wedded his world to theirs, his faith to their life. In other words, he took the Irish people as they were and understood their hopes and dreams as he went about helping them achieve those dreams. But he didn't show this as a condescending observer from the outside. He was one of them.

He believed in what he was doing and wanted to help make those dreams a reality. He took the Irish psyche and made it more human and more noble.

Source: How The Irish Saved Civilization

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