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Michael D. Higgins
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"Now it is time to turn to an older wisdom that, while respecting material comfort and security as a basic right of all, also recognises that many of the most valuable things in life cannot be measured."
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Michael D. Higgins
Topic(s):
Wisdom
"We need to discuss the basis of a new form of trust built on a meaningful form of citizenship appropriate for a republic."
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Michael D. Higgins
Topic(s):
Trust
"While the wider global environment is worrying, we are seeing some positive results in our economic affairs."
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Michael D. Higgins
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Positive
"I am delighted with the strong vote I have received. My message of positive leadership, patriotism and commitment clearly was resonating with tens of thousands of ordinary Irish people."
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Michael D. Higgins
Topic(s):
Leadership
"I hope that at the end of the seven years, people will say that I have been of some inspirational value to them at home in terms of inclusiveness and abroad, I look forward to representing Ireland."
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Michael D. Higgins
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Hope
"I am delighted to be back home in Galway, the place I first came to as a 19-year-old in 1960. It’s here where my heart is and will forever be."
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Michael D. Higgins
Topic(s):
Home
"I love our shared island, our shared Ireland and its core decency. I love it for its imagination and its celebration of the endless possibilities for our people."
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Michael D. Higgins
Topic(s):
Imagination
"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."
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Michael D. Higgins
Topic(s):
Equality
"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."
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Michael D. Higgins
Topic(s):
Courage
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