This morning, President Obama spoke to the people of Northern Ireland from the Belfast waterfront.
So many of the qualities that we Americans hold dear we imported from this land — perseverance, faith, an unbending belief that we make our own destiny, and an unshakable dream that if we work hard and we live responsibly, something better lies just around the bend.
So our histories are bound by blood and belief, by culture and by commerce. And our futures are equally, inextricably linked. And that’s why I’ve come to Belfast today — to talk about the future we can build together.
President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the Belfast Waterfront Convention Center in Belfast, Northern Ireland, June 17, 2013.
(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
It’s been 15 years since the people of Ireland approved the Good Friday Agreement, and President Obama called the achievement — and the progress that followed it — extraordinary. “For years, few conflicts in the world seemed more intractable than the one here in Northern Ireland. And when peace was achieved here, it gave the entire world hope.”
Fonte: White House