Gerry Adams Quotes - Page 2

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• I think there is a huge responsibility upon governments to understand the consequence of their decisions.

  Gerry Adams

  Responsibility, Thinking, Government

  "Terrorist or Peace-Maker? An Exclusive Interview with Gerry Adams, Former Head of the I.R.A". Interview with Johann Hari, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 8, 2009.

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• I was leaving the Belfast court, where I had been called to answer a very flimsy charge, later dismissed. You're relatively safe in such areas in the Irish community, but to go to downtown Belfast for me is dangerous. My appearance in court had been well advertised by the police. I think it was too much of a coincidence that the people who shot me were just passing by.

  Gerry Adams

  Thinking, Passing By, People

  Source: business.highbeam.com

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• Republican patience with how unionism deals with the political institutions, and with key issues like equality and human rights, will be tested because, obviously, there will be a battle a day on these matters. So lets face up to all of this with our eyes wide open.

  Gerry Adams

  Patience, Eye, Equality

  Gerry Adams (2007). “An Irish Eye”, Brandon Books

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• The Good Friday Agreement and the basic rights and entitlements of citizens that are enshrined within it must be defended and actively promoted by London and Dublin.

  Gerry Adams

  Friday, Rights, Agreement

  Gerry Adams (2007). “An Irish Eye”, Brandon Books

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• War some people glamorise war and glorify war. It's not nice, from whatever point of view you come from.

  Gerry Adams

  War, Nice, Views

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• The Irish Republican Army has kept every commitment made by its leadership.

  Gerry Adams

  Leadership, Commitment, Army

  Gerry Adams (2007). “An Irish Eye”, Brandon Books

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• The unionists also for their part, want to minimise the potential for change, not only on the equality agenda but on the issues of sovereignty and ending the union.

  Gerry Adams

  Equality, Issues, Agendas

  Gerry Adams (2007). “An Irish Eye”, Brandon Books

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• Sinn Fein has productively taken the example of South Africa and, as we develop the peace process, we continue to use examples from South Africa.

  Gerry Adams

  Taken, Example, Use

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• It's hard to think of a 16-month child being anything other than a delight to be around.

  Gerry Adams

  Children, Thinking, Delight

  "The survivor" by Simon Hattanstone, www.theguardian.com. April 30, 2001.

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• It's been a long time coming but the reality is that this process is at a crossroads.

  Gerry Adams

  Reality, Long, Crossroads

  "N.Irish future hangs in balance". www.cnn.com. August 10, 2001.

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• For good or ill, I'm a person of leadership. I do my best. I don't dodge responsibility.

  Gerry Adams

  Responsibility, Dodge, Ill

  "Gerry Adams: 'I'm happy with who I am ... it's very important to be a subversive'" by Stephen Moss, www.theguardian.com. January 24, 2011.

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• We can be revisionist, and that's a good thing to be at times, but we shouldn't airbrush our history, so we can only make judgments in the objective conditions of that time.

  Gerry Adams

  Judgment, Good Things, Objectives

  "The Nick Stadlen interview with Gerry Adams". Interview with Nick Stadlen, www.theguardian.com. September 12, 2007.

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• When I wrote 'Before The Dawn,' I made it quite clear that there are lots of people involved in my life who I can't talk about simply because I'd put them at risk.

  Gerry Adams

  People, Risk, Dawn

  "The survivor" by Simon Hattenstone, www.theguardian.com. April 30, 2001.

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• We have to make sure the Good Friday Agreement works.

  Gerry Adams

  Friday, Happy Friday, Agreement

  "North Irish hardliners make poll gains", www.cnn.com. June 08, 2001.

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• Your determination, selflessness and courage have brought the freedom struggle towards its fulfillment.

  Gerry Adams

  Determination, Struggle, Selfless

  Gerry Adams (2007). “An Irish Eye”, Brandon Books

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• There needs to be nationalist and republican confidence in unionism.

  Gerry Adams

  Needs, Republican, Unionism

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• I like to think I'm very grounded. I'm very grounded in my family. I'm very grounded in my community.

  Gerry Adams

  Thinking, Community, My Family

  "Gerry Adams: 'I'm happy with who I am ... it's very important to be a subversive'" by Stephen Moss, www.theguardian.com. January 24, 2011.

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