Sinn Fein has demonstrated the ability to play a leadership role as part of a popular movement towards peace, equality and justice.
Sinn Fein has the potential and capacity to become the vehicle for the attainment of republican objectives.
Sinn Fein has productively taken the example of South Africa and, as we develop the peace process, we continue to use examples from South Africa.
Quite simply, I maintained contact with Sinn Fein and believed that there had to be a political, not a military, solution to the situation in Northern Ireland.
I think Sinn Fein remains the greatest threat to our democracy and our prosperity as a state.
Part of my mission, if I have that opportunity as leader, is to take Sinn Fein on.
In the 19th century, we didn't much like the loud annexationist voices south of the border or American support for Sinn Fein adventurers who thought, by seizing the Canadian colonies, they could force Britain out of Ireland.
Sinn Fein is the fastest growing party on the island of Ireland.
But the fact is that the vast majority of Republicans support the Sinn Fein leadership.
Sinn Fein is an Irish Republican party. We stood in the Assembly election to deliver a prosperous economy and jobs, to protect and enhance public services, support those most in need, and to progress Irish Unity.
