Favourite Irish political quote

Gerry Adams was always good for one-liners and responses. Here a 2 from memory, so no references.

1) About 30 years ago, he's on a BBC NI talk show, and the audience member asks, "Would you ever consider running in the south and taking a seat in the Dail?" GA's response, "I would love to take a seat in Dáil Éireann, but as TD for West Belfast".

2) About 25 years ago. He's after leaving 10 Downing Street, walks over to the press microphones, and opens his comments saying, "Well, it's always nice to visit Derrylondon.."
 
I’m not sure of the exact words but in an RTE interview which I listened to Gerry Adams was asked when would he stop robbing the banks to which he replied:- Why don’t you ask the banks when are they (the banks) going to stop robbing us.
 
Leper said:
I’m not sure of the exact words but in an RTE interview which I listened to Gerry Adams was asked when would he stop robbing the banks to which he replied:- Why don’t you ask the banks when are they (the banks) going to stop robbing us.
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Except that the Banks didn't actually rob us whereas...
 
The most common mis-attributed quote must be “being born in a stable does not make a man a horse”. Often attributed to Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington, it was in fact said about him by Daniel O’Connell. To say that O'Connell disliked Wellesley is a major understatement.
 
I just stumbled on this thread.
Here are a few:
John Donnellan, former FG TD and no friend of Garrett FitzGerald, said of Garrett: "If it was raining soup, he'd be out with a fork"

Said of one of the Mitchell brothers (don't know if Jim or Gay was the target), that he was the evil of two lessers. (I also heard it said of the Barclay Brothers).

My favourite, though, is a campaign slogan for Paddy Belton, when there was talk of children's allowances being cut: "If you want more children's allowances, keep Belton in".
 
I used to have a book with the many quotes of Sir Boyle Roche.
"There is no Levitical decree between nations, and on this occasion I can see neither sin nor shame in marrying our own sister."

In parliament, defending the proposed union of Ireland with Great Britain
 
And of course, his famous statements about never being a member of the Provisional IRA.
 
I love his his quote on posterity, something along the lines of "why should we do anything for posterity, what has posterity ever done for us?"
 
Purple said:
I love his his quote on posterity, something along the lines of "why should we do anything for posterity, what has posterity ever done for us?"
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Sadly, the short-sighted and self-serving view of so many politicians, now and through the ages.
 
There is one attributed to the Labour TD John Kelly in relation to the announcement that the lottery had been established. I am paraphrasing here .
“ Everything in this country is taxed to the hilt and now we’re finally got around to taxing stupidity “
 
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