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John Hume Quotes

John Hume quotes

Irish Politician January 18, 1937

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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 My argument was that that type of thinking was out of date.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
The basic policy of the British Government was that since the majority of people in Northern Ireland wished to remain in the United Kingdom, that was that. We asked what would happen if the majority wanted something else, if the majority wanted to see Irish unity. John Hume
John Hume quote: "I never thought in terms of being a leader. I thought very..."
I never thought in terms of being a leader. I thought very simply in terms of helping people. John Hume
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. John Hume
The civil rights movement in the United States was about the same thing, about equality of treatment for all sections of the people, and that is precisely what our movement was about. John Hume
Total ghettoization, because they were in charge of public housing, the local council, and they deliberately located people in a ghetto situation in order to ensure that they maintained control. John Hume
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. John Hume
John Hume quote: "When people are divided, the only solution is agreement."
When people are divided, the only solution is agreement. John Hume
John Hume quote: "That's the strategy that myself and my party have pursued and..."
That's the strategy that myself and my party have pursued and are pursuing. John Hume
John Hume quote: "I grew up in Derry, of course, and it was - Derry was the..."
I grew up in Derry, of course, and it was - Derry was the worst example of Northern Ireland's discrimination. John Hume
These are the influences that everybody has. Some individuals might stand out because of one thing or another, but whether one's perception as a child of what was important or not is accurate, I don't know. John Hume
John Hume quote: "We did not seek ideological confrontation."
We did not seek ideological confrontation. John Hume
John Hume quote: "Therefore they should come to the table and reach an agreement..."
Therefore they should come to the table and reach an agreement that would protect their identity. John Hume

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