“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
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Category: respect
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“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.”
— Michael D. Higgins
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Category: inspirational
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“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.”
— Michael D. Higgins
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Category: patriotism
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“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.”
— Michael D. Higgins
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Category: imagination
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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.”
— Michael D. Higgins
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Category: wisdom
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“Every age, after all, must have its own aisling and dream of a better, kinder, happier, shared world.”
— Michael D. Higgins
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“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
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Category: trust
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“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
Author: Michael D. Higgins
Category: equality
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“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.”
— Michael D. Higgins
Author: Michael D. Higgins
Category: hope
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“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.”
— Michael D. Higgins
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Category: positive
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“While the wider global environment is worrying, we are seeing some positive results in our economic affairs.”
— Michael D. Higgins
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Category: positive
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