Council Quote by John Hume

In coming to that agreement, my party had a clear philosophy throughout. In Northern Ireland, we should have institutions that respected the differences of…

— John Hume

I never thought in terms of being a leader. I thought very simply in terms of helping people.

— John Hume

In working class districts, you had several families living together in the one house, and it was very difficult to get a house, because…

— John Hume

All conflict is about difference; whether the difference is race religion, or nationality...

— John Hume

“You are the generation that will be leading in the new century and the new millennium, so the challenge is to make sure that…

— John Hume

Every child growing up will look to their parents, my mother and my father. My grandmother lived with us. I picked up quite a…

— John Hume

The basis of peace and stability, in any society, has to be the fullest respect for the human rights of all its people.

— John Hume

In my opinion, what changed the situation eventually - and, of course, it took a lot of time to change it, things like that…

— John Hume

“Difference is the essence of humanity. Difference is an accident of birth, and it should therefore never be the source of hatred or conflict.…

— John Hume

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…

— John Hume

That's the strategy that myself and my party have pursued and are pursuing.

— John Hume

The violence had broken out in both sides, but our philosophy as a party was very, very clear

— John Hume