A Quote by Martin McGuinness

But the fact is that the vast majority of Republicans support the Sinn Fein leadership.

Martin McGuinness

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Martin McGuinness
Irish - Politician
Born: May 23, 1950

Sinn Fein has demonstrated the ability to play a leadership role as part of a popular movement towards peace, equality and justice.

Gerry Adams

In the 19th century, we didn't much like the loud annexationist voices south of the border or American support for Sinn Fein adventurers who thought, by seizing the Canadian colonies, they could force Britain out of Ireland.

Margaret MacMillan

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

We are not going into government with Sinn Fein.

Ian Paisley

Sinn Fein will not do Tory austerity.

Martin McGuinness

Sinn Fein say, "The British government are buggers".

Eddie Mair

Sinn Fein is the fastest growing party on the island of Ireland.

Martin McGuinness

Part of my mission, if I have that opportunity as leader, is to take Sinn Fein on.

Leo Varadkar

Sinn Fein has the potential and capacity to become the vehicle for the attainment of republican objectives.

Gerry Adams

The reality is that when Sinn Fein gets into these talks, there will be no more options for armed republicanism, for the IRA.

Sean Kane

The British government says that for Sinn Fein to be involved in talks the guns must be left at the door.

Martin McGuinness

The most important thing to say is that Sinn Fein isn't going back to anything. We are a party on the move.

Martin McGuinness

The sheer scale of what the Tories are attempting to do is staggering. But Sinn Fein will not agree to this ideologically driven austerity agenda.

Martin McGuinness

On a number of occasions, I have made it clear that Sinn Fein policy was to argue for the establishment of an independent, international truth commission.

Martin McGuinness

Quite simply, I maintained contact with Sinn Fein and believed that there had to be a political, not a military, solution to the situation in Northern Ireland.