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In the past I have defended the right of the IRA to engage in armed struggle. I did so because there was no alternative for those who would not bend the knee, or turn a blind eye to oppression, or for those who wanted a national republic.

~Gerry Adams

Topics: Alternative Armed Because Bend Blind Blind Eye Defended Did Engage Eye In The Past Ira Knee National Oppression Past Republic Right Struggle Those Turn Wanted Who Would

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

~Gerry Adams

Topics: Brought Courage Determination Freedom Selflessness Struggle Towards Your

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We have to make sure the Good Friday Agreement works.

~Gerry Adams

Topics: Agreement Friday Good Make Sure Works

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We are totally committed to ending partition and to creating the conditions for unity and independence.

~Gerry Adams

Topics: Committed Conditions Creating Ending Independence Partition Totally Unity

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One man's transparency is another's humiliation.

~Gerry Adams

Topics: Another Humiliation Man Transparency

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For over 30 years, the IRA showed that the British government could not rule Ireland on its own terms.

~Gerry Adams

Topics: British Could Government Ira Ireland Over Own Rule Terms Years

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The catalyst for much of this change is the growing support for republicanism.

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Topics: Catalyst Change Growing Much Support

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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

Topics: Conditions Good Good Thing History Judgments Make Objective Only Our Revisionist Thing Time Times A Good Thing

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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

Topics: About Calming Dead Effect Enormous Every Gone Hugging Island Little Me Part Talking Trees Will

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Making peace, I have found, is much harder than making war.

~Gerry Adams

Topics: Found Harder Making Much Peace Than War

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Biography

Nationality: Irish

Type: Politician

Born: October 6th, 1948

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