That will be my focus: building a culture that moves away from militarism.

To me the Nobel Peace laureates should not be hosted by a State Department that is continuing with war, removing basic civil liberties and human rights and international law and then talking about peace to young people. That's a double standard.

The vast majority of people have never hurt anybody in their lives, don't want killing, don't want wars. In all the countries of the world, they just want to love their families and get on with their lives.

I witnessed a lot of violence, and I found myself asking the question: Do you ever use violence to try to bring about political change?

I was born into a Catholic family. I grew up in West Belfast. Faith was very important to us eight children and my mother and father. It was grounded in the Christian tradition of social involvement.

We really can do things in support of each other very, very quickly.

That will be my focus: building a culture that moves away from militarism.