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Mairead Corrigan, born on January 27, 1944, is an Irish activist known for her peace efforts in the Northern Ireland conflict, particularly for founding the peace group 'Peace People'.

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Famous Mairead Corrigan Quotes

“When I visited Auschwitz I was horrified. And when I visited Iraq, I thought to myself, 'What will we tell our children in fifty years when they ask what we did when the people in Iraq were dying.'”

People Years Children Asks Dying Our Children Iraq Fifty Auschwitz

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“In Northern Ireland, people said there would never be a solution. But once people begin to have the political will and force their governments to sit down, it can happen.”

People Said Government Happens Political Force Solutions Ireland Political Will Northern Ireland

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“It's not for me to say from the outside what the Palestinian people should have. That would be very arrogant.”

People Should Would Be Should Have Arrogant Palestinian

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“People have the right to come and choose their own political solutions.”

People Political Solutions

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“We need political leadership that will move the world away from war into solving its problems through dialogue and negotiation, to build friendship with people, which is not what we've had with this war on terror.”

People World Needs War Problem Moving Political Terror Dialogue Negotiation War On Terror Political Leadership

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“To me the Nobel Peace laureates should not be hosted by a State Department that is continuing with war, removing basic civil liberties and human rights and international law and then talking about peace to young people. That's a double standard.”

People Should Humans War States Law Young Talking Liberty Rights Standards International Human Rights Department Continuing Nobel Civil Liberties Double Standard International Law

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“People keep me going. I believe people are wonderful.”

People Believe I Believe Wonderful

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“The vast majority of people have never hurt anybody in their lives, don't want killing, don't want wars. In all the countries of the world, they just want to love their families and get on with their lives.”

People World Want War Country Hurt Majority Killing Countries Of The World

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“I believe passionately in the power of people.”

People Believe I Believe

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“I go to places and I see all these people working on peace education and on a culture of nonviolence and non-killing. You look at all these different movements going on: the environment movement, the interfaith movement, the human rights movement, the youth movement, and the arts movement.”

People Humans Looks Art Different Culture Environment Rights Movement Youth Killing Human Rights Nonviolence Interfaith

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“Once we link up and network, there will be new institutions, new beginnings, and a change in the economy because capitalism is destroying many people's lives. It's just one leap to think in a different way.”

People Thinking Way Different Economy Capitalism Institutions Different Ways Just One Leap Links Destroying New Beginnings

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“One great hope lies in the fact that there is a new consciousness in our World, particularly among young people.”

People World Facts Young Lying Consciousness Conscious Our World Great Hope

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“To enable consensus politics to develop we need to empower people where they live. This means devolving financial resources and political power down to the community level. One of the greatest blocks to movement is fear. This fear can only be removed when people feel their voices are being heard by government and when they have a say in their own lives and communities.”

People Needs Feels Mean Government Political Voice Community Levels Heard Movement Resources Financial Block Empowering Consensus Political Power Financial Resources

Book:The Vision of Peace: Faith and Hope in Northern Ireland

Source: The Vision of Peace: Faith and Hope in Northern Ireland

“Everyday there are people in our world that do absolutely amazing things. People of all ages are very capable of doing tremendous, courageous things in spite of their fear.”

People World Age Capable Everyday Spite Courageous Our World Amazing Things

Author:Mairead Corrigan

About the Author

Born: January 27, 1944
Known for: Activist
Quotes: 53

Books & Sources

The Vision of Peace: Faith and Hope in Northern IrelandRelated source material

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