"They believed that Britain was in Ireland defending their own interests, therefore the Irish had the right to use violence to put them out. My argument was that that type of thinking was out of date"

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Source : "Ireland's Champion of Civil Rights". The Academy of Achievement Interview, www.achievement.org. June 8, 2002.

John Hume

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“Trees bend low with ripened fruit; clouds hang down with gentle rain; noble people bow graciously. This is the way of generous things.”
“I have always felt that Judit was a relatively slow starter, though she is extremely motivated, diligent, hard-working, and disciplined towards her goals in chess and in life.”
“The next level, by definition, is something you can't see and you can't understand...”
“I was the classic middle child in some ways, the one who could have been a priest in an alternate universe.”
“New York is breaking my heart. Iâ€™ve often said that itâ€™s like having a really interesting boyfriend suddenly becoming really, really into wine, and having to have endless conversations about it.”
“When I'm not in training. I'll walk around the streets at 153, but it's not solid; it's my socializing weight.”
“In the Depression we had to divert corn acreage.”
“The trouble with advice is that it's usually something you don't want to hear.”

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