"I nominate the Reverend Ian Paisley for the……" — Gerry Adams
"I nominate the Reverend Ian Paisley for the position of First Minister of northern Ireland"
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41 Quotes by Gerry Adams
Gerry Adams has 41 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:
- Hugging trees has a calming effect on me. I'm talking about enormous trees that will be there when we are…
- One man's transparency is another's humiliation.
- We have to make sure the Good Friday Agreement works.
- It will always be a battle a day between those who want maximum change and those who want to maintain…
- In the past I have defended the right of the IRA to engage in armed struggle. I did so because…
- For over 30 years, the IRA showed that the British government could not rule Ireland on its own terms.
- The days of humiliation, of second-class citizens and of inequality are over and gone forever.
- When others stood idly by, you and your families gave your all, in defence of a risen people and in…
- The Good Friday Agreement and the basic rights and entitlements of citizens that are enshrined within it must be defended…
- Sinn Fein has the potential and capacity to become the vehicle for the attainment of republican objectives.
- The last months, weeks and days have seen accelerating discussions, involving the DUP for the first time, about a comprehensive…
- The Irish Republican Army has kept every commitment made by its leadership.
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