Like everybody at that age, I read an awful lot of pulp fiction. But at the same time, I also read quite a bit of history and read that as much for pleasure as part of a curriculum. John Hume Read Quote
There were two mentalities, and both mentalities had to change. There was what I called the Afrikaner mind set of the Unionist politicians, which was holding all power in their own hands, and discriminating, and their objective was to protect their identity. John Hume Read Quote
The violence had broken out in both sides, but our philosophy as a party was very, very clear. John Hume Read Quote
The only thing I shall talk about is my sporting achievements at school. My primary sporting achievement at school was that I dodged games for two complete years and was well through the third year before they discovered that I had completely avoided all games. John Hume Read Quote
Therefore they should come to the table and reach an agreement that would protect their identity. John Hume Read Quote
They believed that Britain was in Ireland defending their own interests, therefore the Irish had the right to use violence to put them out. My argument was that that type of thinking was out of date. John Hume Read Quote
I was grateful for the opportunity to make a difference. The political violence really started in 1970-1971. The political difficulties start a little bit beyond that. John Hume Read Quote
I grew up in Derry, of course, and it was – Derry was the worst example of Northern Ireland’s discrimination. John Hume Read Quote
