Rede von Joe Biden vor dem irischen Parlament, 13.4.2023 (engl. Original)
All kidding aside, the American people were with you — are with you every step of the way. It’s real.
Those of you who’ve been to America know that there is a — there is a large population that is invested in what happens here, that cares a great deal about what happens here.
Supporting the people of Northern Ireland, protecting the peace, preserving the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement is a priority for Democrats and Republicans alike in the United States, and that is unusual today because we’ve been very divided in our parties. This is something that brings Washington together. It brings America together.
I spoke about this with Northern Ireland’s political leaders, as well as the Taoiseach, at our St. Patrick’s Day celebration at the White House.
This has been a key focus for me throughout my career.
I remember working as a senator to see how the United States could support and encourage bit by bit any moves toward peace.
I got elected in 1972 as a 29-year-old kid to the United States Senate, and it was just the start of it. I mean, it seemed like it was a d- — a goal that was so far away.
I remember coming here, as I said, in ‘91, seeing this city divided and barricaded.
Then, in ‘94, when the cease-fire was declared, it was like a sea change. The tide of violence began to recede. Hope rolling in. In 1998, overwhelming joy.
It’s hard to communicate just how deeply invested your success — in your success the people across the United States are. And those of you who’ve been there know it. You know it. I’m not making this up. This is real. This is — it’s almost — people can taste it.
The family ties and the pride in those Ulster Scots immigrants — those — those Ulster Scots immigrants who helped found and build my country, they run very deep — very deep.
Men born in Ulster were among those who signed the Declaration of Independence in the United States, pledging their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor for freedom’s cause. The man who printed the revolutionary document was John Dunlap. He hailed from County Tyrone.
And countless — countless others established new lives of opportunity across the Atlantic — planting farms, founding communities, starting businesses — never forgetting their connection to this island.
As a matter of fact, as you walk into my office in the — in the Oval Office in the United States’ capital — guess what? You know who founded and designed and built the White House? An Irishman. (Laughter.) No, not a joke. Not a joke.
Passing it down, generation after generation. Your history is our history. But even more important, your future is America’s future.
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