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- Nov 07, 2020
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- Nov 07, 2020
The violence had broken out in both sides, but our philosophy as a party was very, very clear.
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- Nov 07, 2020
There were two mentalities, and both mentalities had to change. There was what I called the Afrikaner mind set of the Unionist politicians, which was holding all power in their own hands, and discriminating, and their objective was to protect their identity.
- Protect
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- Nov 07, 2020
Therefore they should come to the table and reach an agreement that would protect their identity.
- Only
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- Nov 07, 2020
When people are divided, the only solution is agreement.
- Opportunity
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Government
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
In 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.
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- Nov 07, 2020
We did not seek ideological confrontation.
- Language
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- Nov 07, 2020
If the word 'No' was removed from the English language, Ian Paisley would be speechless.
- Example
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- Nov 07, 2020
I grew up in Derry, of course, and it was - Derry was the worst example of Northern Ireland's discrimination.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
They divided the city into three electoral wards, and in one ward there was 70 percent of the people, the Catholic population, and they elected eight representatives to the city council.
- Deliberately
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Question
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- History
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- Nov 07, 2020
Like everybody at that age, I read an awful lot of pulp fiction. But at the same time, I also read quite a bit of history and read that as much for pleasure as part of a curriculum.
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- Nov 07, 2020