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Making an Irishness to be proud of in a real Republic. It is the vision of a real Republic where life and language, where ideals and experience have the ring of authenticity which we need now as we go forward. ↗

— Michael D. Higgins

#experience #forward #go #ideals #language

The mandate I have received and for which I will speak with heart and head to implement over the next seven years had its four pillars - an inclusive citizenship, equality and participation and respect in a creative society creating an excellence in everything we Irish do. ↗

— Michael D. Higgins

#creating #creative #equality #everything #excellence

The presidency is an independent office and the Irish people whom I appreciate so much and I take with such responsibility have given a very clear mandate on a very clear set of ideas to me, as the ninth president. ↗

— Michael D. Higgins

#clear #given #i #ideas #independent

The reconnection of society, economy and ethics is a project we cannot postpone. ↗

— Michael D. Higgins

#economy #ethics #postpone #project #society

Through the inspiration of Vaclav's words, the courage of his dissidence and the integrity of his leadership, Czechoslovakia successfully transitioned from an authoritarian state to a free democracy at the heart of Europe. ↗

— Michael D. Higgins

#courage #czechoslovakia #democracy #europe #free

We need to discuss the basis of a new form of trust built on a meaningful form of citizenship appropriate for a republic. ↗

— Michael D. Higgins

#basis #built #citizenship #discuss #form

You are not speaking for yourself, but for Ireland. ↗

— Michael D. Higgins

#speaking #you #yourself

When a thought takes one's breath away, a grammar lesson seems an impertinence. ↗

— Thomas W. Higginson

#away #breath #grammar #impertinence #lesson

Great men are rarely isolated mountain peaks; they are the summits of ranges. ↗