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John Hume

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

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

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Akiroq Brost

"Even as a partisan Republican, I'm not sure a 40-year run is healthy for either party."

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Akiroq Brost

"I am not a member of any organized political party. I am a Democrat."

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Akiroq Brost

"Once the principals in their party are seated, with those lower on the totem pole left to grumble and move on to find another table, our once-cozy booth transforms into a damp fusion of vacuous wretchedness, with the three women all complaining alternately about their wet hair/clothes and their respective distance from Talon, while the man himself is trying to maneuver his Paul Bunyan frame way too close to me."

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Akiroq Brost

"I have never belonged to a party. I don't have party affiliation."

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Akiroq Brost

"The Democratic Party is getting very angry, and that came through clearly in this election."

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Akiroq Brost

"Well, I think the Republican Party is the more populist party."

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Akiroq Brost

"Every few years I'll party way too much to remind myself what an idiot I am."

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Akiroq Brost

"Some of the free lunch programs were still goin' on - based on the last leg of the Black Panther Party."

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Akiroq Brost

"The party of Lincoln should be reaching out to blacks, Hispanics gays and so forth and so on."

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Akiroq Brost

"I joined the Communist Party because I felt I had to be in some organization."

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

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John Hume
"The only thing I shall talk about is my sporting achievements at school. My primary sporting achievement at school was that I dodged games for two complete years and was well through the third year before they discovered that I had completely avoided all games."

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John Hume
"Therefore they should come to the table and reach an agreement that would protect their identity."

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John Hume
"I was grateful for the opportunity to make a difference. The political violence really started in 1970-1971. The political difficulties start a little bit beyond that."

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

Leadership

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John Hume
"My 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."

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John Hume
"Before the arrival of the Credit Union, people who were from the poor background or a working class background couldn't borrow from banks."

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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 bit of family lore and history from her, which was interesting."

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John Hume
"The basic policy of the British Government was that since the majority of people in Northern Ireland wished to remain in the United Kingdom, that was that. We asked what would happen if the majority wanted something else, if the majority wanted to see Irish unity."

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John Hume
"Total ghettoization, because they were in charge of public housing, the local council, and they deliberately located people in a ghetto situation in order to ensure that they maintained control."

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