“The unionists also for their part, want to minimise the potential for change, no…” — Gerry Adams

Making peace, I have found, is much harder than making war.

For good or ill, I'm a person of leadership. I do my best. I don't dodge responsibility.

At that time, the army leadership said the implementation of this agreement would allow everyone, including the IRA, to take its political objectives forward by peaceful and democratic means.

We are totally committed to ending partition and to creating the conditions for unity and independence.