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"I only have one minute to congratulate the Irish people on their lucidity and courage and to thank them for saying ‘no’ to the Treaty of Nice, and also to note that this means the treaty is now null and void.
Some people pretend to believe that this was just a passing whim. In fact, it is the result of a popular referendum, something that ought to be the absolute rule on issues such as this. For we cannot keep on singing the praises of the people of Europe and of democracy while denying those people their democratic right to speak.
By clearly choosing independence, freedom and national identity, the Irish have thwarted the dreams some people had of creating a federal super-state. It will not surprise you that I welcome this."@en1
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