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We have to govern by treating every single citizen equally. — Martin McGuinness

I will not be silenced or deterred. — Martin McGuinness

War is terrible. There is nothing romantic about war. — Martin McGuinness

There are no military solutions - dialogue and diplomacy are the only guarantee of lasting peace. — Martin McGuinness

I want to work with Peter Robinson as first minister in a positive, constructive way and leave the elections to the electorate. — Martin McGuinness

That's healthy and good for us that there are people who are prepared to question what we are doing. — Martin McGuinness

Ireland's place north and south is in Europe and leading change in Europe. — Martin McGuinness

Freedom can be gained only at the point of an IRA rifle, and I apologize to no one for saying that we support the freedom fighters of the IRA. — Martin McGuinness

Let's leave beside them in another pile all the injustices which exist in the northern state. — Martin McGuinness

I have huge respect for Nicola Sturgeon and for the SNP. — Martin McGuinness

The last thing we want to see, given the success of the peace process, is the return of installations along the Irish border. — Martin McGuinness

The war against British rule must continue until freedom is achieved. — Martin McGuinness

In fact, I would defend to the death their right to express a different point of view. — Martin McGuinness

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

World War One is an important part of Ireland's multi-layered history during which tens of thousands Irish people lost their lives. — Martin McGuinness

I am opposed to abortion on demand, and I am opposed to the 1967 Act in Britain being transferred to the north. — Martin McGuinness

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

All I can do is to try and make the future better. — Martin McGuinness

I would describe myself as a practising Catholic. This is only my opinion; others may disagree. — Martin McGuinness

I will work with whoever is leader of the DUP. — Martin McGuinness

Sinn Fein will not do Tory austerity. — Martin McGuinness

I never panic when I get a wasp at my ear. As soon as you strike out, they'll sting you. So just stay cool. — Martin McGuinness

I don't hate Peter Robinson, and I don't think Peter Robinson hates me. — Martin McGuinness

In 2016, let us all join the Rising, and the only final message is this very clear: Up the Rebels. Up a sovereign and independent Irish republic. — Martin McGuinness

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

I don't cheer when people lose their lives. — Martin McGuinness

As a lad growing up in the Fifties and Sixties, I played both Gaelic football and soccer and loved them both. — Martin McGuinness

The spirt of 1916 is as relevant and inspiring today as it was a century ago. — Martin McGuinness

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

As anyone who has tinnitus knows, it's not something that you can ignore, and you have to deal with it on a daily basis. — Martin McGuinness

My parents were very religious. My mother came from Co Donegal to work in the shirt factory in Derry when she met my father. — Martin McGuinness

Well I think it has always been a mistake to reduce the peace process in Ireland to a decommissioning process. — Martin McGuinness

My ultimate dream would be for Derry City to become champions of an all-Ireland league in a united Ireland. — Martin McGuinness

A lot of Labour people are telling me Labour is in poor shape. — Martin McGuinness

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

The reality is that the people that we represent are no longer going to be second-class citizens in their own country. — Martin McGuinness

Whenever people reach out the hand of friendship towards me, I am not going to refuse that hand. — Martin McGuinness

The British government needs to bring its system in Ireland under control. — 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

I would have felt ashamed if I had not been part of the resistance and part of fighting back against the forces of the state. — Martin McGuinness

Unlike the Tory millionaires, I live in the heart of the proud working-class community of the Bogside in Derry. — Martin McGuinness

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

Let everyone leave all the guns - British guns and Irish guns - outside the door. — Martin McGuinness

There are some discussions taking place in the United Arab Emirates about the prospects of a long-haul flight into Belfast. — Martin McGuinness

I believe a united Ireland is inevitable. I have never put a date on it. — Martin McGuinness

I'm not going to be reduced to the position of being the implementer of Tory cuts in the North. — Martin McGuinness

I come from a very sporting family and played many sports as a lad. — Martin McGuinness

Let us walk into the conference room as equals and not second class citizens. — Martin McGuinness

I haven't done anything that I'm ashamed of. — Martin McGuinness

I don't know what caused my tinnitus, but I started to become aware of a very low ringing noise in my right ear, which is now constantly there. — Martin McGuinness

I'm not going to be known as the Sinn Fein Minister who did the bidding of a Tory administration which is focused on decimating the welfare state. — Martin McGuinness

You could count on the fingers of one hand the number of people in the north who said to me, 'When did you leave the IRA?' — Martin McGuinness

They were two very religious people. My father was a foundry worker and was a daily Mass attender, as was my mother. — Martin McGuinness