Gerry Adams quotes

In the past I have defended the right of the IRA to engage in armed struggle. I did so because there was no alternative for those who would not bend the knee, or turn a blind eye to oppression, or for those who wanted a national republic. (Gerry Adams)
The last months, weeks and days have seen accelerating discussions, involving the DUP for the first time, about a comprehensive agreement which would see all outstanding matters dealt with and the Good Friday Agreement implemented in full. View quote
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We have to make sure the Good Friday Agreement works. View quote
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One man's transparency is another's humiliation. View quote
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Making peace, I have found, is much harder than making war. View quote
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It will always be a battle a day between those who want maximum change and those who want to maintain the status quo. View quote
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The days of humiliation, of second-class citizens and of inequality are over and gone forever. View quote
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For over 30 years, the IRA showed that the British government could not rule Ireland on its own terms. View quote
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When others stood idly by, you and your families gave your all, in defence of a risen people and in pursuit of Irish freedom and unity. View quote
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Sinn Fein has demonstrated the ability to play a leadership role as part of a popular movement towards peace, equality and justice. View quote
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to build political support for republican and democratic objectives across Ireland and win support for those goals internationally. (Gerry Adams)
But I also hold the very strong view that republicans need to lead by example. View quote
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Sinn Fein has the potential and capacity to become the vehicle for the attainment of republican objectives. View quote
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Republican patience with how unionism deals with the political institutions, and with key issues like equality and human rights, will be tested because, obviously, there will be a battle a day on these matters. So lets face up to all of this with our eyes wide open. View quote
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The Good Friday Agreement and the basic rights and entitlements of citizens that are enshrined within it must be defended and actively promoted by London and Dublin. View quote
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The Irish Republican Army has kept every commitment made by its leadership. View quote
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The unionists also for their part, want to minimise the potential for change, not only on the equality agenda but on the issues of sovereignty and ending the union. View quote
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Sinn Fein has productively taken the example of South Africa and, as we develop the peace process, we continue to use examples from South Africa. View quote
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At that time, the army leadership said the implementation of this agreement would allow everyone, including the IRA, to take its political objectives forward by peaceful and democratic means. View quote
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Hugging trees has a calming effect on me. I'm talking about enormous trees that will be there when we are all dead and gone. I've hugged trees in every part of this little island. View quote
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Your determination, selflessness and courage have brought the freedom struggle towards its fulfilment. (Gerry Adams)
If you militarise a situation, you beg for an armed response. View quote
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I think the worst kind of grief is unacknowledged grief. View quote
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I think there is a huge responsibility upon governments to understand the consequence of their decisions. View quote
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You can only judge anything that happened in the times, in the times that that happened. View quote
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