I don't feel ashamed of my wife's political background, and I don't think she should either. I feel that the people who administered the North of Ireland for the last 20 years should be ashamed. There you are.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Ireland and its people have much to be proud of. Yet every land and its people have moments of shame. Dealing with the failures of our past, as a country, as a Church, or as an individual is never easy. Our struggle to heal the wounds of decades of violence, injury and painful memory in Northern Ireland are more than ample evidence of this.
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.
We are bound to lose Ireland in consequence of years of cruelty, stupidity and misgovernment and I would rather lose her as a friend than as a foe.
You are not speaking for yourself, but for Ireland.
The woman who can't influence her husband to vote the way she wants ought to be ashamed of herself.
We've seen a lot of dirty politics in Ireland.
For too long, Ireland has neglected its children.
I'm proud to be Irish.
As we take stock of this century of achievement, Ulster Unionists have every reason to feel proud.
I think a lot of us who grew up in Northern Ireland weren't politicised enough, frankly.