"Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are the Easter people and hallelujah is our song." — Pope John Paul II

War is a defeat for humanity.

Love is never defeated, and I could add, the history of Ireland proves it.

Science can purify religion from error and superstition. Religion can purify science from idolatry and false absolutes.

I kiss the soil as if I placed a kiss on the hands of a mother, for the homeland is our earthly mother. I consider it my duty to be with my compatriots in this sublime and difficult moment.