Madam President, speaking here in Dublin Castle it is impossible to ignore the weight of history, as it was yesterday when you and I laid wreaths at the Garden of Remembrance.
These wretched babies don't come until they are ready.
The upward course of a nation's history is due in the long run to the soundness of heart of its average men and women.
The British constitution has always been puzzling and always will be.
To all those who have suffered as a consequence of our troubled past I extend my sincere thoughts and deep sympathy. With the benefit of historical hindsight we can all see things which we would wish had been done differently or not at all.
I myself prefer my New Zealand eggs for breakfast.
