For Me, Heaven Is Likely To Be

Madam President, Speaking Here In Dublin Castle It Is Impossible To Ignore The Weight Of History, As It Was Yesterday When You And I Laid Wreaths At The Garden Of Remembrance.

In The Turbulence Of This Anxious And Active World Many People Are Leading Uneventful, Lonely Lives. To Them Dreariness, Not Disaster, Is The Enemy. They Seldom Realize That On Their Steadfastness, On Their Ability To Withstand The Fatigue Of Dull Repetitive Work, And On Their Courage In Meeting Constant Small Adversities Depend In Great Measure The Happiness And Prosperity Of The Community As A Whole. ... The Upward Course Of A Nation's History Is Due In The Long Run To The Soundness Of Heart Of Its Average Men And Women.

For Me, Heaven Is Likely To Be A Bit Of A Come-down.

1992 Is Not A Year I Shall Look Back On With Undiluted Pleasure. In The Words Of One Of My More Sympathetic Correspondents, It Hasturned Out To Be An Annus Horribilis.

I Hope That Tomorrow We Can All, Wherever We Are, Join In Expressing Our Grief At Diana's Loss, And Gratitude For Her All-too-short Life. It Is A Chance To Show To The Whole World The British Nation United In Grief And Respect.