Quotes by Gerry Adams

41 quotes by Gerry Adams

Gerry Adams, Irish Politician

Was born on 06 oct 1948.

Origin country: Ireland

A DUP demand for the humiliation of republicans is not only unacceptable, it will not happen and it has no place in a process of peace making.

Quote by Gerry Adams about peace

Against mighty odds you held the line and faced down a huge military foe, the British Crown Forces and their surrogates in the unionist death squads.

Quote by Gerry Adams about force, death

And more than that, when elements within the British and Irish establishments and rejectionist unionism delayed progress, it was the IRA leadership which authorised a number of significant initiatives to enhance the peace process.

Quote by Gerry Adams about leadership, progress, numbers, peace

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.

Quote by Gerry Adams about leadership, time

But an accommodation - a partnership of equals - cannot be built through a process of humiliation.

But I also hold the very strong view that republicans need to lead by example.

Quote by Gerry Adams about example, need

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.

Quote by Gerry Adams about peace

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

Quote by Gerry Adams about rules

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.

Quote by Gerry Adams about talking

I know full well that such truly historic decisions can only be taken in the aftermath of intense internal consultation.

I understand fully that the IRA's most recent positive contribution to the peace process was in the context of a comprehensive agreement.

Quote by Gerry Adams about peace

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.

Quote by Gerry Adams about fight, blind, past, rightness

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.

Quote by Gerry Adams about power

It will always be a battle a day between those who want maximum change and those who want to maintain the status quo.

Quote by Gerry Adams about change, day

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

Quote by Gerry Adams about peace, war

Now is the time for you to step into the Bearna Baoil again; not as volunteers risking life and limb but as activists in a national movement towards independence and unity.

Quote by Gerry Adams about independence, time, life

One man's transparency is another's humiliation.

Quote by Gerry Adams about man

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...

Quote by Gerry Adams about equality, patience, eyes, human imperfections, day, face

Quotes by Gerry Adams

Gerry Adams, Irish Politician

A DUP demand for the humiliation of republicans is not only unacceptable, it will not happen and it has no place in a process of peace making.

Against mighty odds you held the line and faced down a huge military foe, the British Crown Forces and their surrogates in the unionist death squads.

And more than that, when elements within the British and Irish establishments and rejectionist unionism delayed progress, it was the IRA leadership which authorised a number of significant initiatives to enhance the peace process.

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.

But an accommodation - a partnership of equals - cannot be built through a process of humiliation.

But I also hold the very strong view that republicans need to lead by example.

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.

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

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.

I know full well that such truly historic decisions can only be taken in the aftermath of intense internal consultation.

I understand fully that the IRA's most recent positive contribution to the peace process was in the context of a comprehensive agreement.

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.

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.

It will always be a battle a day between those who want maximum change and those who want to maintain the status quo.

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

Now is the time for you to step into the Bearna Baoil again; not as volunteers risking life and limb but as activists in a national movement towards independence and unity.

One man's transparency is another's humiliation.

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...

Since then - despite many provocations and setbacks - the cessation has endured.

Since then, there has been a vicious campaign of vilification against republicans, driven in the main by the Irish government.