QUOTES
The
basis of peace and stability, in any society, has to be the fullest respect for
the human rights of all its people.
Difference
is an accident of birth and it should therefore never be the source of hatred
or conflict. The answer to difference is to respect it. Therein lies a most fundamental
principle of peace: respect for diversity.
I
want to see Ireland as an example to men and women everywhere of what can be achieved
by living for ideals, rather than fighting for them, and by viewing each and every
person as worthy of respect and honour. I want to see an Ireland of partnership
where we want war on want and poverty, where we reach out to the marginalized
and dispossessed, where we build together a future that can be as great as our
dreams allow.
