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Former Taoiseach Inspirational Quotes (41)

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What Ireland needs now above all else is peace.
Albert Reynolds
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The IRA have nowhere to go. I've stripped away all their excuses, one by one.
Albert Reynolds
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The U.S. - E.U. economic relationship dwarfs America's economic ties with China.
John Bruton
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The public are entitled to have an absolute guarantee of the financial probity and integrity of their elected representatives, their officials and above all of Ministers. They need to know that they are under financial obligations to nobody, other than public lending institutions, except to the extent that they are publicly declared.
Bertie Ahern
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European investment in Texas alone exceeds all U.S. investment in China and Japan put together.
John Bruton
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It is obvious that the RUC is no longer accepted as an impartial police force.
Jack Lynch
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The EU and the U.S. often work together to develop international standards. This is the case in fighting terrorism and transnational crime, advancing trade liberalization, and combating piracy and intellectual property violations.
John Bruton
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The E.U. is the world's fastest growing democratic body.
John Bruton
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I call on everyone of goodwill both in Ireland and abroad to join now in ensuring that the beginning of peace becomes a reality, before this year is out. Let us together open a new era in our history.
Albert Reynolds
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We in Ireland have not been immune from the bigotry and the indifference which manifested itself in Europe this century
John Bruton
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U.S. companies rely on the European market for more than half of their global foreign profits.
John Bruton
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It is quite unacceptable that a member of Dáil Éireann and in particular a Cabinet Minister and Taoiseach, should be supported in his personal lifestyle by gifts made to him personally.
Bertie Ahern
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The European Union is the world's most successful invention for advancing peace.
John Bruton
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I am convinced that nobody should be afraid of peace.
Albert Reynolds
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A fan is someone who, if you have made an idiot of yourself on the pitch, doesn't think you've done a permanent job.
Jack Lynch
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But our system of regulation must keep up with this. If it fails to keep up, it will hold back economic expansion. We need financial market regulation that works at national and European level.
John Bruton
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We've seen in terms of the reaction to some proposals in the Budget already how resistant that public opinion is to, first of all, a public comprehension of the new paradigm in which we have to operate and secondly, to the rationale for the decisions that we're taking and the reason for those decisions to be implemented and followed through.
Brian Cowen
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The E.U. is more than just a trade organization or a common market it is a guarantee of democracy, freedom, justice, and human rights. Nations cannot stay in the E.U. if they do not respect these guarantees.
John Bruton
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States can be deterred by the fear of retaliation non-state organisations cannot by deterred at all.
John Bruton
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Non-proliferation will only work if all states are willing to cooperate, and that will only happen if all feel they are being treated fairly.
John Bruton
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One cannot have economic growth without security.
John Bruton
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I've come up through the ranks of this parliamentary party and let me tell you the principles that have guided me on that journey since my first election 25 years ago: Loyalty to the party, service to our country, and a determination to always do my best for the people. They are principles that still guide me.
Brian Cowen
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David Cameron says he wants to keep Britain in the EU, but his tactics are so divisive that, if he gets what he wants it will be at the price of huge ill-will in Europe or if he doesn't, it will be at the price of increased anti-EU sentiment in his own party and in British society.
John Bruton
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Of course the EU and member states must work to ensure that people moving from one country to another understand their obligations and their rights in areas like health, road safety and further education.
John Bruton
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