Bertie Ahern on guarantees
Bertie Ahern6 quotes“The public are entitled to have an absolute guarantee of the financial probity and integrity of their elected representatives, their officials and above all of Ministers.”
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They need to know that they are under financial obligations to nobody, other than public lending institutions, except to the extent that they are publicly declared.
Bertie AhernBertie Ahern I never condemn wrongdoing in any area.
Bertie AhernBertie Ahern Sitting on the sidelines, cribbing and moaning is a lost opportunity. I don’t know how people who engage in that don’t commit suicide.
Bertie AhernBertie Ahern Some people dye their hair yellow or put rings in their noses. I decided I wasn’t going to open an account. Put it the other way round – there was no reason that I should.
Bertie AhernBertie Ahern I’ve seen it over the years, the more intellectual they are, the more work they don’t want to do. You have to do both, you have to be able to put in the graft.
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