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 My argument was that that type of thinking was out of date.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 argumentbelievebritain Change image and share on social
When people are divided, the only solution is agreement. John Hume agreementdividepeople Change image and share on social
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 bitedifferencedifficulty Change image and share on social
Before the arrival of the Credit Union, people who were from the poor background or a working class background couldn't borrow from banks. John Hume arrivalbackgroundbank Change image and share on social
In my opinion, what changed the situation eventually - and, of course, it took a lot of time to change it, things like that don't change in a week or a fortnight - was the new educational system. John Hume changeeducationaleventually Change image and share on social
That's the strategy that myself and my party have pursued and are pursuing. John Hume partypursuestrategy Change image and share on social
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 askbasicbritish share on social
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 ageawfulbite Change image and share on social
I never thought in terms of being a leader. I thought very simply in terms of helping people. John Hume helpleaderpeople Change image and share on social
In working class districts, you had several families living together in the one house, and it was very difficult to get a house, because the politicians who controlled housing were doing so in a very discriminatory fashion. John Hume classcontroldifficult share on social
