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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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.