John Hume Quotes

an amount of (explosives) ... in a certain location, the current difficulties could be swiftly overcome.

When people are divided, the only solution is agreement.

My name is Norval; on the Grampian hills / My father feeds his flocks; a frugal swain, / Whose constant cares were to increase his store.

leaving the past behind us and building a new future together.

He seldom errs / Who thinks the worst he can of womankind.

Given that he (Major) has told me in writing that those who were killed on Bloody Sunday should be regarded as innocent of any allegation that they were shot while handling firearms or explosives -- if that is the case, could he please tell me why they were shot?

firmly based on our party's fundamental values.

Let's work together and build together, and as we do that, the real solution will begin, ... The real healing process will begin, and we will erode the distrust of the past.

[The agreement] opens a new future for all in Ireland, ... It is now up to political leaders on all sides to move decisively to fulfill the mandate of the people.

In recent years I have had serious health problems, and it is now necessary for me to cut down on my workload.

This is about principled compromise, not compromised principles.

She has made an enormous contribution toward bringing about peace on our streets.

This isn't just an award to David Trimble and myself. It's an award to all the people of Northern Ireland and to all the parties that have participated in the peace process and to both governments.

How can they be out in public arguing that they're being subsumed ... into a united Ireland against their will?

I see this award as a very powerful endorsement of the peace process ... because it underlines massive international goodwill towards it.

It took immense effort by two governments, the U.S. president, all the political parties on this island and the massive support of the people of Ireland to achieve this prize, ... I ask (the IRA) to demonstrate for all to see their patriotism and the desire to move the situation forward by ... beginning voluntarily the process of decommissioning.

When the break between himself and ourselves took place it came to our surprise and we regretted that very much. He was the first MP from Northern Ireland to be even allowed to raise the Northern Ireland problem in the House of Commons.

I believe we now have a great opportunity to transform our society and harness the massive international goodwill that is out there towards us and to translate it into real benefits for all our people.

It's all really a matter of distrust, which is very natural given what this community has been through over many years.

The whole world is in favor of this agreement, ... as fascists if they try to wreck this agreement.

the time has come for peace.

The real duty now, if we want to have a totally peaceful and stable country, is for all true democrats to implement the will of the people.

Before the arrival of the Credit Union, people who were from the poor background or a working class background couldn't borrow from banks.

Every child growing up will look to their parents, my mother and my father. My grandmother lived with us. I picked up quite a bit of family lore and history from her, which was interesting.

I grew up in Derry, of course, and it was - Derry was the worst example of Northern Ireland's discrimination.