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. John Hume accuratelyanswerbook Change image and share on social
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 achievementavoidcomplete share on social
The violence had broken out in both sides, but our philosophy as a party was very, very clear. John Hume breakclearparty Change image and share on social
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 accuratechildimportant share on social
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 daygeneralinvestment Change image and share on social
We did not seek ideological confrontation. John Hume confrontationideologicalseek Change image and share on social
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 afrikanercallchange share on social
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 chargecontrolcouncil Change image and share on social
If the word 'No' was removed from the English language, Ian Paisley would be speechless. John Hume englishianlanguage Change image and share on social
I went to the local schools, the local state primary school, and then to the local grammar school. A secondary school, which technically was an independent school, it was not part of the state educational system. John Hume educationalgrammarindependent share on social
