I have made it quite clear that a unified Ireland was one solution that is out. A second solution was a confederation of two states. That is out. A third solution was joint authority. That is out-that is a derogation of sovereignty.

Rooster, maybe well crows, but the eggs still bears the chicken.

I exercise my right as a free citizen to spend my own money in my own way, so that I can go on the day, the time, to the doctor I choose and get out fast.

We are not in politics to ignore peoples' worries, we are in politics to deal with them.

I don't want to fight any wars; if you can get them off before we get there, you do it, but off they go.

Failure? The possibilities do not exist.

Democratic nations must try to find ways to starve the terrorist and the hijacker of the oxygen of publicity on which they depend.