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
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
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
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 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
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 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
When people are divided, the only solution is agreement. John Hume agreementdividepeople Change image and share on social
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
