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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They divided the city into three electoral wards, and in one ward there was 70 percent of the people, the Catholic population, and they elected eight representatives to the city council.
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This isn't just an award to David Trimble and myself. It's an award to all the people of Northern Ireland and to all the parties that have participated in the peace process and to both governments.
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This is about principled compromise, not compromised principles.
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I think that's not a question that one can answer accurately. I read a whole range of books, quite a lot of history at the time, and still do read a lot. I read very widely.
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It is necessary as far as we are concerned that this matter is resolved as soon as possible,
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He knows details about the machine ... this is model X and why. That shows a really involved collector.
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My name is Norval; on the Grampian hills / My father feeds his flocks; a frugal swain, / Whose constant cares were to increase his store.
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Looking back on that, it was quite an accomplishment. You had some of the best teams in the state in the CKC.
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In recent years I have had serious health problems, and it is now necessary for me to cut down on my workload.
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He seldom errs / Who thinks the worst he can of womankind.
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How can they be out in public arguing that they're being subsumed ... into a united Ireland against their will?
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an amount of (explosives) ... in a certain location, the current difficulties could be swiftly overcome.
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My father was a civil servant, fairly sort of middle ranking, low to middle ranking. He worked almost entirely in what was then called Administrative Labour, dealing with employment and unemployment issues
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Every child growing up will look to their parents, my mother and my father. My grandmother lived with us. I picked up quite a bit of family lore and history from her, which was interesting.