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 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
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 catholiccitycouncil 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
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
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 My argument was that that type of thinking was out of date.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
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
