All conflict is about difference; whether the difference is race religion, or nationality.
John HumeI never thought in terms of being a leader. I thought very simply in terms of helping people.
John HumeIn coming to that agreement, my party had a clear philosophy throughout. In Northern Ireland, we should have institutions that respected the differences of the people and that gave no victory to either side.
John HumeMy father was a civil servant, fairly sort of middle ranking, low to middle ranking. He worked almost entirely in what was then called Administrative Labour, dealing with employment and unemployment issues
John Hume