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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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"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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"They say blood is thicker than water, but I say ice, can be more solid than blood, when times get cold."

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"Don't give up on yourself, your dreams and your family."

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"It is wonderful to live together as brothers and sisters."

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"Children observe everything with caution."

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"The difference between a 'man' and a 'father' is that the former shares his genes, but latter gives his life."

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"Blessed your mum, who carried you in a womb for nine months."

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"Children are the most fearless souls on earth."

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"Children can see the beatitudes in nature."

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"In my opinion, what changed the situation eventually - and, of course, it took a lot of time to change it, things like that don't change in a week or a fortnight - was the new educational system."
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"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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"I think that's not a question that one can answer accurately. I read a whole range of books, quite a lot of history at the time, and still do read a lot. I read very widely."
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