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. Gerry Adams More Quotes by Gerry Adams More Quotes From Gerry Adams War some people glamorise war and glorify war. It's not nice, from whatever point of view you come from. Gerry Adams nice views war He was a passionate republican who worked tirelessly for peace and reconciliation and for the re-unification of his country. But above all he loved his family and the people of Derry and he was immensely proud of both. Gerry Adams world This state is not the Republic proclaimed in 1916 and current efforts to pretend that it is are an insult to the men who lie here. Gerry Adams world The catalyst for much of this change is the growing support for republicanism. Gerry Adams catalyst growing support change 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. Gerry Adams army political leadership time But if republicans are to prevail, if the peace process is to be successfully concluded and Irish sovereignty and re-unification secured, then we have to set the agenda - no-one else is going to do that. Gerry Adams no-one going process peace We are totally committed to ending partition and to creating the conditions for unity and independence. Gerry Adams ending independence unity creating Your determination, selflessness and courage have brought the freedom struggle towards its fulfilment. Gerry Adams your freedom struggle courage In this context the British and Irish governments will have to promote a new, imaginative and dynamic alternative in which both governments will share power in the north. Gerry Adams new will power share Such decisions will be far reaching and difficult. But you never lacked courage in the past. Your courage is now needed for the future. Gerry Adams you future courage past Your ability as republican volunteers, to rise to this challenge will mean that the two governments and others cannot easily hide from their obligations and their responsibility to resolve these problems. Gerry Adams challenge problems responsibility
