Author: Michael D. Higgins

Quotes

I want to say to all of you that when I take my oath of office I will do my absolute best to use all of my abilities for all of the people of Ireland.

I want to say to all of you that when I take my oath of office I will do my absolute best to use all of my abilities for all of the people of Ireland.

- Michael D. Higgins

Every age, after all, must have its own aisling and dream of a better, kinder, happier, shared world.

Every age, after all, must have its own aisling and dream of a better, kinder, happier, shared world.

- Michael D. Higgins

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

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

I think the important thing now is to have a celebration and then with determination move into our common, shared, different future.

I think the important thing now is to have a celebration and then with determination move into our common, shared, different future.

- Michael D. Higgins

I have encountered on this long road an enthusiasm for an Irishness which will be built on recognising again those sources from which spring the best of our reason and curiosity.

I have encountered on this long road an enthusiasm for an Irishness which will be built on recognising again those sources from which spring the best of our reason and curiosity.

- Michael D. Higgins

I am very glad as well that it is a presidency built on a campaign that emphasized ideas. I hope it will be a presidency that will enable everybody to be part of and proud of.

I am very glad as well that it is a presidency built on a campaign that emphasized ideas. I hope it will be a presidency that will enable everybody to be part of and proud of.

- Michael D. Higgins

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

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

- Michael D. Higgins

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.

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.

- Michael D. Higgins

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.

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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