John Hume
John Hume
John Hume, KCSGis an Irish former politician from Derry, Northern Ireland. He was a founding member of the Social Democratic and Labour Party, and was co-recipient of the 1998 Nobel Peace Prize, with David Trimble...
NationalityIrish
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth18 January 1937
CountryIreland
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I see this award as a very powerful endorsement of the peace process ... because it underlines massive international goodwill towards it.
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The whole world is in favor of this agreement, ... as fascists if they try to wreck this agreement.
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That's the strategy that myself and my party have pursued and are pursuing.
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When the break between himself and ourselves took place it came to our surprise and we regretted that very much. He was the first MP from Northern Ireland to be even allowed to raise the Northern Ireland problem in the House of Commons.
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have the success of the entire peace process in their sights.
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Given that he (Major) has told me in writing that those who were killed on Bloody Sunday should be regarded as innocent of any allegation that they were shot while handling firearms or explosives -- if that is the case, could he please tell me why they were shot?
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I believe we now have a great opportunity to transform our society and harness the massive international goodwill that is out there towards us and to translate it into real benefits for all our people.
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People were so keen to get investment. In those days, there was quite significant unemployment in Northern Ireland, and that had been the general pattern in Northern Ireland for many, many years.
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Let's work together and build together, and as we do that, the real solution will begin, ... The real healing process will begin, and we will erode the distrust of the past.
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leaving the past behind us and building a new future together.
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She has made an enormous contribution toward bringing about peace on our streets.
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It took immense effort by two governments, the U.S. president, all the political parties on this island and the massive support of the people of Ireland to achieve this prize, ... I ask (the IRA) to demonstrate for all to see their patriotism and the desire to move the situation forward by ... beginning voluntarily the process of decommissioning.
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It's all really a matter of distrust, which is very natural given what this community has been through over many years.
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The real duty now, if we want to have a totally peaceful and stable country, is for all true democrats to implement the will of the people.