Irish - Politician | May 23, 1950 -
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
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There are no military solutions - dialogue and diplomacy are the only guarantee of lasting peace.
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Within loyalism and the UVF, there are clearly people who are not just aggravated by the issue around flags or parades. They're aggravated by me and Sinn Fein being in government. They're opposed to the political institutions - there's an inability of a minority within loyalism to accept the concept of equality.
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What's important is that, when you're tested, you stand firm against the violent activities of those who would try to plunge our people back into the misery of the past.
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I do not think we can dismiss the contribution that people make, particularly when it is a very dangerous occupation to be involved in building support for the peace process.
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I will not be silenced or deterred.
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I have passed, I hope, many tests over the course of the last 20-odd years in relation to the peace process and intend to continue to work forward in a very sensible and reasoned way with political colleagues in the Executive.
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World War One is an important part of Ireland's multi-layered history during which tens of thousands Irish people lost their lives.
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