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
Therefore they should come to the table and reach an agreement that would protect their identity. John Hume agreementidentityprotect Change image and share on social
My father was unemployed and I was the eldest of seven children. We were very poor. And when you ask how did we support ourselves, the only funding that we had was unemployment payments. John Hume childeldestfather 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
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
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 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
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
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
