I've come up through the ranks of this parliamentary party and let me tell you the principles that have guided me on that journey since my first election 25 years ago: Loyalty to the party, service to our country and a determination to always do my best for the people. They are principles that still guide me.

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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "I've come up through the ranks of this parliamentary party and let me tell you the principles that have guided me on that journey since my first election 25 years ago: Loyalty to the party, service to our country and a determination to always do my best for the people. They are principles that still guide me." in the context of "(26 September 2009), Loyalty to a fault over Molloy affair is costing Cowen dearly, work: Irish Independent, retrieved: 2010-06-12
• address to the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party meeting in Athlone on 14 September 2009." to mean that wisdom is timeless.