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When people are faced with a choice between the Northern Ireland they have got and the perfect Northern Ireland, they complain. But in the real world that isn't the choice.

The problem with Ireland is that it's a country full of genius, but with absolutely no talent.

You are not speaking for yourself, but for Ireland.

Altho that is so, Ireland has always denied and Ireland still denies that the Union was binding upon her either legally or morally. And here on this historic occasion we have assembled to renew our protest and to place it upon record.

After September 11, the European governments have completely failed. They are incapable of seeing beyond their own national scope of interests.

Any people has a right to self-determination, and now in Europe the process of diluting national sovereignty in the framework of a united Europe is more accepted.

The fact is that most 'Irish-Americans', in spite of dropping the word 'Irish' into half of all sentences, couldn't find Europe on an atlas, let alone Ireland.

For too long, Ireland has neglected its children.

You can take a man out of Ireland, but you can't take the Irishness out of the man.

Why should Ireland be treated as a geographical fragment of England - Ireland is not a geographical fragment, but a nation.