“I never talk about shooting anybody, but I do acknowledge I was a memb...” — Martin McGuinness Quote

“I never talk about shooting anybody, but I do acknowledge I was a member of the IRA, and as a member of the IRA, I obviously engaged in fighting back against the British army.”

“In 2016, let us all join the Rising, and the only final message is this very clear: Up the Rebels. Up a sovereign and independent Irish republic.”

“Sinn Fein is the only political party on this island working to end that fracture in their nation and to achieving the Republic set out in the proclamation.”

“I just got fed up with the Protestantism that I'd been brought up with being rubbed out, disregarded. There's an awful lot of frailty and doubt about it, which I understand and share, but there are certain things you just have to acknowledge.”

“We are a country that continues to evolve. We're not perfect, but we are willing to acknowledge our foibles. We are willing to talk about it in public. And we're willing to move forward in addressing those.”

“I think humanitarian organizations should acknowledge the progress more than they do. I think that one reason people are reluctant to provide more help to Africa, for example, is this sense that it's just hopeless, in a way that I think is untrue.”