John Bruton

“The peace process is not about one side winning and the other side losing. It's about both sides winning.”

“All politics are local, but all economics are global.”

“A country that is not open to the world is a country that is going to wither.”

“I believe in the European Union as a force for peace and prosperity.”

“History is what is written, not what is done.”

“Fiscal rectitude is the foundation of everything else.”

“Honesty is the basis of all good relationships, including the relationship between government and people.”

“We have to be a country that is confident in its own identity but also open to the world.”