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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How can they be out in public arguing that they're being subsumed ... into a united Ireland against their will?
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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.
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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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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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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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He knows details about the machine ... this is model X and why. That shows a really involved collector.
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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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That's the strategy that myself and my party have pursued and are pursuing.
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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.