“Therefore I am sure that this, my Coronation, is not the symbol of a power and a splendor that are gone but a declaration of our h...”

“The lessons from the peace process are clear; whatever life throws at us, our individual responses will be all the stronger for wo...”

“I have in sincerity pledged myself to your service, as so many of you are pledged to mine. Throughout all my life and with all my...”

“To all those who have suffered as a consequence of our troubled past I extend my sincere thoughts and deep sympathy. With the bene...”

“To what greater inspiration and counsel can we turn than to the imperishable truth to be found in this treasure house, the Bible?”

“Madam President, speaking here in Dublin Castle it is impossible to ignore the weight of history, as it was yesterday when you and...”

“We all have a common goal, and we know it's all for our future good.”

“That future depends on the values of self-government, our sense of duty, loyalty, self-confidence and regard for the common good....”

“What appeals to me? There are things, points of view, uses of the language, habits of dress, ways of thought and believing that ca...”

“Inspiring scenes of people taking the future of their countries into their own hands will ignite greater demands for good governan...”

“I always read about these stories of entrepreneurs - it's like they're in the desert with no water, and they're the ones that surv...”

“Conventional agriculture has never succeeded in feeding the world, and it's never produced anything good to eat. For the future, w...”