I think people see me as someone very much associated with political agreement and, probably more than anything else, being able to build a relationship with loyalist leaders Ian Paisley and Peter Robinson. – Martin McGuinness
I was proud to be a member of the IRA. I am still 40 years on proud that I was a member of the IRA. I am not going to be a hypocrite and sit here and say something different. – 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
Sinn Fein is an Irish Republican party. We stood in the Assembly election to deliver a prosperous economy and jobs, to protect and enhance public services, support those most in need, and to progress Irish Unity. – 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
There is not much point in establishing an organisation like the independent commission for information retrieval, or the other organisations that we agreed to, if we do not encourage people to participate. – Martin McGuinness
When I went to the all-Ireland final – Kerry against Dublin – I couldn’t get away for an hour and a half with people coming up and wishing me all the best. Not one of them said, ‘Martin, when did you leave the IRA?’ But every one of them knew I was in the IRA at one stage. – Martin McGuinness
I don’t think the majority of people – to be quite honest – care. I think they see me as someone who was at one stage of my life in the IRA, but they see me in the round, as someone who was able to make peace. – Martin McGuinness
As a young man on the streets of Derry, I saw Ian Paisley as an immortal opponent of everything to do with equality, justice, fairness, and respect for Irishness. – Martin McGuinness
Unlike the Tory millionaires, I live in the heart of the proud working-class community of the Bogside in Derry. – Martin McGuinness
If there is a vote in Britain to leave the E.U. there is a democratic imperative to provide Irish citizens with the right to vote in a border poll to end partition and retain a role in the E.U. – Martin McGuinness
I never talk about shooting anybody, but I do acknowledge I was a member of the IRA, and as a member of the IRA, I obviously engaged in fighting back against the British army. – Martin McGuinness
We all have a responsibility to advance the process of reconciliation, and as a political leader, I am committed to leading from the front and to continue to take bold and significant steps. – 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