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> [War is terrible. There is nothing romantic about war.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-mcguinness/war-is-terrible-there-is-nothing-romantic-about-war/)

[Martin McGuinness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-mcguinness/)

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## More by Martin McGuinness

> [The position is clear - there is no ambiguity in Sinn Fein's position. We, along with all the other parties, have signed up to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-mcguinness/the-position-is-clear-there-is-no-ambiguity-in-sinn-fein-s-position/)

[Martin McGuinness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-mcguinness/)

> [The British government needs to bring its system in Ireland under control.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-mcguinness/the-british-government-needs-to-bring-its-system-in-ireland-under/)

[Martin McGuinness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-mcguinness/)

> [Well I think it has always been a mistake to reduce the peace process in Ireland to a decommissioning process.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-mcguinness/well-i-think-it-has-always-been-a-mistake-to-reduce-the-peace-process/)

[Martin McGuinness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-mcguinness/)

> [That's healthy and good for us that there are people who are prepared to question what we are doing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-mcguinness/that-s-healthy-and-good-for-us-that-there-are-people-who-are-prepared/)

[Martin McGuinness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-mcguinness/)

> [World War One is an important part of Ireland's multi-layered history during which tens of thousands Irish people lost their lives.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-mcguinness/world-war-one-is-an-important-part-of-ireland-s-multi-layered-history/)

[Martin McGuinness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-mcguinness/)

> [I don't cheer when people lose their lives.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-mcguinness/i-don-t-cheer-when-people-lose-their-lives/)

[Martin McGuinness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-mcguinness/)

> [Along with that ongoing process Sinn Fein took a decision to establish a peace commission which had the responsibility to travel around the country…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-mcguinness/along-with-that-ongoing-process-sinn-fein-took-a-decision-to/)

[Martin McGuinness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-mcguinness/)

> [Unlike the Tory millionaires, I live in the heart of the proud working-class community of the Bogside in Derry.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-mcguinness/unlike-the-tory-millionaires-i-live-in-the-heart-of-the-proud-working/)

[Martin McGuinness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-mcguinness/)

> [I do not think we can dismiss the contribution that people make, particularly when it is a very dangerous occupation to be involved in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-mcguinness/i-do-not-think-we-can-dismiss-the-contribution-that-people-make/)

[Martin McGuinness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-mcguinness/)

> [I lost a lot of friends at the hands of the British Army. The person who actually introduced me to my wife, Colm Keenan,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-mcguinness/i-lost-a-lot-of-friends-at-the-hands-of-the-british-army-the-person/)

[Martin McGuinness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-mcguinness/)

> [Let's leave beside them in another pile all the injustices which exist in the northern state.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-mcguinness/let-s-leave-beside-them-in-another-pile-all-the-injustices-which/)

[Martin McGuinness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-mcguinness/)

> [The reality is that the people that we represent are no longer going to be second-class citizens in their own country.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-mcguinness/the-reality-is-that-the-people-that-we-represent-are-no-longer-going/)

[Martin McGuinness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-mcguinness/)

> [Freedom can be gained only at the point of an IRA rifle, and I apologize to no one for saying that we support the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-mcguinness/freedom-can-be-gained-only-at-the-point-of-an-ira-rifle-and-i/)

[Martin McGuinness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-mcguinness/)

> [Our ability to make a decision about the declaration is hampered by the British government being reluctant to give us the clarification which we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-mcguinness/our-ability-to-make-a-decision-about-the-declaration-is-hampered-by/)

[Martin McGuinness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-mcguinness/)

> [I am opposed to abortion on demand, and I am opposed to the 1967 Act in Britain being transferred to the north.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-mcguinness/i-am-opposed-to-abortion-on-demand-and-i-am-opposed-to-the-1967-act/)

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