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Quotes About Irish unity

The basic policy of the British Government was that since the majority of people in Northern Ireland wished to remain in the United Kingdom, that was that. We asked what would happen if the majority wanted something else, if the majority wanted to see Irish unity.
~ John Hume
I can only have admiration for the Irish as a nation.
~ Kasper Schmeichel
Every St. Patrick's Day every Irishman goes out to find another Irishman to make a speech to.
~ Shane Leslie
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
Sinn Fein is an Irish Republican party. We stood in the Assembly election to deliver a prosperous economy and jobs, to protect and enhance public services, support those most in need, and to progress Irish Unity.
~ Martin McGuinness
Beyond these shores, whenever two or more Irishmen are gathered together, everything almost can be done.
~ Tim Egan
No-one wants to see a return to the hard border between Northern Ireland and Ireland.
~ Dominic Raab
whenever I wanted to know what the Irish people wanted I had only to examine my own heart and it told me straight off what the Irish people wanted.
~ Tim Pat Coogan
I'm still an Irish republican; I absolutely believe in Irish unity and am working to achieve that. But over the course of 15 years or more, people like myself and others have been working to end the vicious cycle of conflict.
~ Martin McGuinness