Our ability to make a decision about the declaration is hampered by the British government being reluctant to give us the clarification which we require.
Martin McGuinnessWell I think it has always been a mistake to reduce the peace process in Ireland to a decommissioning process.
Martin McGuinnessThe British government says that for Sinn Fein to be involved in talks the guns must be left at the door.
Martin McGuinnessBritish rule depends upon repression and collaboration and the Irish people should recognise that those who collaborate with Britain in exchange for a slice of the cake will implement British policy and remain silent when Irish people are murdered and oppressed. It is they who are responsible for prolonging the war in Ireland. Without the quislings, without the collaborators, we would already have reached freedom.
Martin McGuinness