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Martin McGuinness
Irish
Politician
Born:
May 23
,
1950
Fein
Me
Peace
People
Think
Will
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We've had a very consistent position down the years. Sinn Fein is not in favour of abortion, and we resisted any attempt to bring the British 1967 Abortion Act to the north.
Martin McGuinness
Abortion
Down
Consistent
Favour
Attempt
Had
Fein
Years
Sinn
Sinn Fein
Very
North
Any
Act
Bring
Resisted
British
Position
There are no military solutions - dialogue and diplomacy are the only guarantee of lasting peace.
Martin McGuinness
Peace
Diplomacy
Military
Lasting
Lasting Peace
Solutions
Only
Dialogue
Guarantee
The people who were marching at Peggy O'Hara's funeral gave the impression they were associated with the INLA, which is supposed to be on ceasefire and to have decommissioned some of their weapons. I ask if they could have honoured her in a more dignified way.
Martin McGuinness
People
Gave
Dignified
Peggy
Way
Honoured
Weapons
Some
More
Could
Supposed
Were
Impression
Which
Ask
Who
Marching
Her
Funeral
Associated
I'm not going to be reduced to the position of being the implementer of Tory cuts in the North.
Martin McGuinness
Tory
Reduced
North
Going
Being
Cuts
Position
Obviously, Ian Paisley and I were regarded as very bitter opponents. When we decided in March 2007 to govern together, both of us understood that we weren't going to change our views but that we had to work with one another if we were to end the conflict and move forward.
Martin McGuinness
Work
Change
Together
Conflict
Our
Bitter
Both
Had
Obviously
Another
Opponents
Understood
Govern
Were
End
Very
Going
Move
Move Forward
Regarded
Decided
Us
Views
Forward
Paisley
March
I want to work with Peter Robinson as first minister in a positive, constructive way and leave the elections to the electorate.
Martin McGuinness
Positive
Work
First
Way
Minister
Constructive
Robinson
Leave
Want
Elections
Electorate
Peter
Sinn Fein will not do Tory austerity.
Martin McGuinness
Will
Tory
Fein
Sinn
Sinn Fein
Austerity
Austerity is devastating these communities. The working poor, public sector workers, the disabled, and the vulnerable are the hardest hit by this bankrupt and ideologically driven policy.
Martin McGuinness
Sector
Disabled
Driven
Devastating
Policy
Vulnerable
Austerity
Hit
Bankrupt
Public
Poor
Workers
Working
Communities
Public Sector
Hardest
I come from a very sporting family and played many sports as a lad.
Martin McGuinness
Family
Sports
Come
Very
Lad
Many
Played
I believe a united Ireland is inevitable. I have never put a date on it.
Martin McGuinness
Inevitable
Believe
Date
Never
Put
Ireland
United
In my view, a united Ireland is inevitable, and it is certainly more likely than a voluntary coalition which doesn't include Sinn Fein.
Martin McGuinness
Inevitable
More
Voluntary
Fein
Likely
Sinn
Sinn Fein
Ireland
Than
Which
View
Coalition
Certainly
Include
United
It is amazing that you now have a bus company in Ballymena producing world class buses for Hong Kong, Singapore, London and Las Vegas.
Martin McGuinness
You
Class
World
Amazing
World-Class
Hong Kong
London
Vegas
Singapore
Kong
Bus
Buses
Producing
Company
Now
Las Vegas
When I went to the all-Ireland final - Kerry against Dublin - I couldn't get away for an hour and a half with people coming up and wishing me all the best. Not one of them said, 'Martin, when did you leave the IRA?' But every one of them knew I was in the IRA at one stage.
Martin McGuinness
Best
Me
You
People
Half
Stage
Every
Final
Martin
Knew
Hour
Hour And A Half
Wishing
Said
Dublin
Leave
Coming
IRA
Up
Get
Did
Against
Them
Away
Kerry
I lost a lot of friends at the hands of the British Army. The person who actually introduced me to my wife, Colm Keenan, was murdered by the British Army. He was a member of the IRA, but he was unarmed.
Martin McGuinness
Me
Army
Wife
Lost
Member
Introduced
Unarmed
He
IRA
Lot
Friends
Person
Hands
Who
Actually
British
The war against British rule must continue until freedom is achieved.
Martin McGuinness
War
Freedom
Rule
Must
Until
Continue
Achieved
Against
British
Sinn Fein is an Irish Republican party. We stood in the Assembly election to deliver a prosperous economy and jobs, to protect and enhance public services, support those most in need, and to progress Irish Unity.
Martin McGuinness
Progress
Election
Party
Unity
Those
Jobs
Deliver
Support
Prosperous
Economy
Fein
Most
Protect
Sinn
Sinn Fein
Irish
Stood
Republican
Republican Party
Public
Assembly
Enhance
Services
Need
While others have walked away from their responsibilities, the Sinn Fein team will work with the other ministers in partnership to deliver for all the people.
Martin McGuinness
Work
People
Will
Other
Others
Responsibilities
Ministers
Deliver
Fein
Partnership
Sinn
Sinn Fein
Walked
While
Team
Away
The task ahead of us will be extremely challenging as the Tory party continue with their austerity agenda and as we continue to resolve the issues of the past and build unity, reconciliation, and equality.
Martin McGuinness
Equality
Will
Build
Party
Past
Unity
Resolve
Extremely
Reconciliation
Tory
Issues
Continue
Austerity
Task
Agenda
Us
Challenging
I think that what is happening now in terms of the Brexit vote does represent a serious undermining of the Good Friday Agreement.
Martin McGuinness
Good
Vote
Think
Terms
Undermining
Does
Friday
Represent
Happening
Brexit
Agreement
Serious
Now
Good Friday
Tony Blair has made a good contribution to the cause of peace in Ireland. He has made a great effort to understand it. He has great empathy with the need to resolve the conflict.
Martin McGuinness
Good
Great
Peace
Conflict
Cause
Made
Resolve
Tony Blair
Blair
He
Empathy
Understand
Ireland
Effort
Contribution
Need
Tony
Obviously everybody is accountable for their own actions, and everybody has to make judgments based on their own conscience as to whether or not they believe what they were doing is right or wrong.
Martin McGuinness
Own
Believe
Everybody
Wrong
Obviously
Make
Judgments
Doing
Were
Accountable
Whether
Actions
Based
Conscience
Right
I will work with whoever is leader of the DUP.
Martin McGuinness
Work
Will
Leader
Whoever
It was traumatic for my children to see the British army en masse coming into our home and searching the house. I recall on one occasion, when our home was raided, my youngest son was standing at the top of the stairs - he would probably have been only three years of age - in his pyjamas. The soldiers came up the stairs, and he peed himself.
Martin McGuinness
Home
Army
Age
Son
Three
Our
Soldiers
Top
Would
See
Only
He
Masse
House
Occasion
Himself
Coming
Came
Been
His
Years
Up
Children
Stairs
Youngest
Standing
Traumatic
Searching
Recall
British
I don't cheer when people lose their lives.
Martin McGuinness
People
Lose
Cheer
Lives
I would describe myself as a practising Catholic. This is only my opinion; others may disagree.
Martin McGuinness
Myself
Disagree
Others
Would
Only
Catholic
Opinion
Practising
May
Describe
As a young man on the streets of Derry, I saw Ian Paisley as an immortal opponent of everything to do with equality, justice, fairness, and respect for Irishness.
Martin McGuinness
Man
Justice
Respect
Equality
Young
Everything
Saw
Immortal
Fairness
Opponent
Young Man
Paisley
Streets
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