"All conflict is about difference; whether the difference……" — John Hume

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32 Quotes by John Hume

John Hume has 32 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Before the arrival of the Credit Union, people who were from the poor background or a working class background couldn't…
Every child growing up will look to their parents, my mother and my father. My grandmother lived with us. I…
I grew up in Derry, of course, and it was - Derry was the worst example of Northern Ireland's discrimination.
I was grateful for the opportunity to make a difference. The political violence really started in 1970-1971. The political difficulties…
I went to the local schools, the local state primary school, and then to the local grammar school. A secondary…
In my opinion, what changed the situation eventually - and, of course, it took a lot of time to change…
In working class districts, you had several families living together in the one house, and it was very difficult to…
These are the influences that everybody has. Some individuals might stand out because of one thing or another, but whether…
They believed that Britain was in Ireland defending their own interests, therefore the Irish had the right to use violence…
Like everybody at that age, I read an awful lot of pulp fiction. But at the same time, I also…
The only thing I shall talk about is my sporting achievements at school. My primary sporting achievement at school was…
The basic policy of the British Government was that since the majority of people in Northern Ireland wished to remain…

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Total loyalty is possible only when fidelity is emptied of all concrete content, from which changes of mind might naturally… — Hannah Arendt
No cause is left but the most ancient of all, the one, in fact, that from the beginning of our… — Hannah Arendt
The ultimate end of human acts is eudaimonia, happiness in the sense of living well, which all men desire; all… — Hannah Arendt
The new always happens against the overwhelming odds of statistical laws and their probability, which for all practical, everyday purposes… — Hannah Arendt
Where all are guilty, no one is; confessions of collective guilt are the best possible safeguard against the discovery of… — Hannah Arendt
We have almost succeeded in leveling all human activities to the common denominator of securing the necessities of life and… — Hannah Arendt
I keep my friends as misers do their treasure, because, of all the things granted us by wisdom, none is… — Pietro Aretino
We must all make peace so that we can all live in peace. — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
The spirit of Ubuntu, that once led Haiti to emerge as the first independent black nation in 1804, helped Venezuela,… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
As we all know, many people remain buried under tons of rubble and debris, waiting to be rescued. When we… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life. — Aristophanes
A friend to all is a friend to none. — Aristotle

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