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… — Gerry Adams Copy Share Image
Armed struggle is a necessary and morally correct form of resistance in the Six Counties against a government whose presence is rejected by the vast majority of the Irish people There are those who tell us that the British government… — Gerry Adams Copy Share Image
I nominate the Reverend Ian Paisley for the position of First Minister of northern Ireland — Gerry Adams Copy Share
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.… — Gerry Adams Copy Share
Your ability as republican volunteers, to rise to this challenge will mean that the two governments and others cannot easily hide from their obligations… — Gerry Adams Copy Share
At that time, the army leadership said the implementation of this agreement would allow everyone, including the IRA, to take its political objectives forward… — Gerry Adams Copy Share
It's hard to think of a 16-month child being anything other than a delight to be around. — Gerry Adams Copy Share
I stopped buying Sunday papers about 15 years ago, because you'd buy handfuls of them, and what you got, because the hard news comes… — Gerry Adams Copy Share
We are totally committed to ending partition and to creating the conditions for unity and independence. — Gerry Adams Copy Share
There can be no such things as an Irish nationalist accepting the loyalist veto and partition. You cannot claim to be an Irish nationalist… — Gerry Adams Copy Share
Once water charges are in place they will only go up. This has been the history of all these charges — Gerry Adams Copy Share
I think there is a huge responsibility upon governments to understand the consequence of their decisions. — Gerry Adams Copy Share
A real possibility now exists for a Government that is not led by either Fine Gael or Fianna Fáil — Gerry Adams Copy Share
“It will always be a batt le a day between those who want maximum change and those who want to maintain the status quo.” — Gerry Adams Copy Share
The way forward is by building political support for republican and democratic objectives across Ireland and by winning support for these goals internationally. — Gerry Adams Copy Share
Republican patience with how unionism deals with the political institutions, and with key issues like equality and human rights, will be tested because, obviously,… — Gerry Adams Copy Share
