It's hard to think of a 16-month child being anything other than a delight to be around. Gerry Adams More Quotes by Gerry Adams More Quotes From Gerry Adams 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 will not be moved by armed struggle. As has been said before, the history of Ireland and of British colonial involvement throughout the world tells us that they will not be moved by anything else. Gerry Adams government struggle people Making peace, I have found, is much harder than making war. Gerry Adams humanity war peace It will always be a battle a day between those who want maximum change and those who want to maintain the status quo. Gerry Adams maintaining-the-status-quo challenging-the-status-quo battle It might or might not be right to kill, but sometimes it is necessary. Gerry Adams might sometimes There can be no such things as an Irish nationalist accepting the loyalist veto and partition. You cannot claim to be an Irish nationalist if you consent to an internal six county settlement and if you are willing to negotiate the state of Irish society with a foreign government. Gerry Adams loyalists six government The days of humiliation, of second-class citizens and of inequality are over and gone forever. Gerry Adams citizens forever class No Irish nationalist could support any treaty which institutionalizes British government claims to a part of Irish national territory. Indeed, the term - 'constitutional nationalism'- used by Mr.Mallon (SDLP) and his colleagues to describe their political philosophy is a contradiction in terms. The only constitutional nationalist in Ireland today is Sean McBride. He puts his nationalism within a framework of Irish constitutionality. Mr. Mallon, however, puts his within the framework of British constitutionality. Irish nationalism within British constitutionality is a contradiction in terms. Gerry Adams support government philosophy One man's transparency is another's humiliation. Gerry Adams transparency humiliation men If you militarise a situation, you beg for an armed response. Gerry Adams response situation ifs Once water charges are in place they will only go up. This has been the history of all these charges Gerry Adams has-beens water 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 from so many other channels, was opinion pieces. You're better off spending the money on a good novel. Gerry Adams news sunday years A real possibility now exists for a Government that is not led by either Fine Gael or Fianna Fáil Gerry Adams possibility government real Sinn Fein has the potential and capacity to become the vehicle for the attainment of republican objectives. Gerry Adams sinn-fein republican capacity 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 calming-effect islands talking For over 30 years, the IRA showed that the British government could not rule Ireland on its own terms. Gerry Adams ira government years I think the worst kind of grief is unacknowledged grief. Gerry Adams grief kind thinking 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 way-forward hymns winning I nominate the Reverend Ian Paisley for the position of First Minister of northern Ireland Gerry Adams ministers paisley firsts Sinn Fein has demonstrated the ability to play a leadership role as part of a popular movement towards peace, equality and justice. Gerry Adams equality play justice 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. Gerry Adams pursuit unity people
