10/04/1981
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"We recognize that it is not for the United States to chart a course for the people of Northern Ireland."
"I encourage Americans of all faiths to walk together in such a spirit of reconciliation, rejecting violence in any form."
"I support a just and peaceful solution to the problems of Ireland and strongly condemn all acts of terrorism and violence."
"We cannot remain indifferent to the tragedy that confronts the people of Northern Ireland."