Martin McGuinness

“The Good Friday Agreement is the bedrock of our political process.”

“I extend the hand of friendship to all our unionist neighbours.”

“We are in a new era. The war is over.”

“My job is to represent the people who sent me here. And that is to build the peace.”

“We must look to the future, not be prisoners of the past.”

“The process of peace and reconciliation is a journey, not a destination.”

“We have a shared future, we have a shared past, and we have a shared present.”

“I am a proud Irish republican. I want to see a united Ireland.”

“Our struggle is not against the people of Britain, but against the British government and its policies in our country.”

“We are not asking for the impossible, we are asking for what is rightfully ours: equality, justice, and freedom.”

“There is a need for a genuine and sincere dialogue.”

“Education is the great liberator. It's the key that unlocks the door to a better future.”

“The future will not be like the past. It will be better.”

“I was a member of the IRA. And that's something I'm on the public record about.”

“Leadership is about taking people with you on a journey they may not have wanted to start.”

“We have to stretch ourselves to the other side.”

“I believe that we are on the cusp of a new and better future for all of our people.”