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Published on: 11/16/2000
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John Hume , SDLP leader:
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John Hume:
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'There's no doubt that John Hume put the interests of Northern Ireland and of the island as a whole before the interests of his party in a remarkable way and for people in the party that was difficult to take at the time especially when it wasn't known it was going to produce results.I mean many people thought he was pursuing a will o' the wisp.They were uncomfortable with that.The fact is of course, his strategy proved successful and in the process Sinn Fein has been given a boost which helps it versus the SDLP.That's the price to be paid.John never hesitated about paying that price.
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Sinn Fein re-started its talks with SDLP leader John Hume in was later developed into the peace process and led to the Good Friday Agreement.The problem now is that there's little to distinguish between the two parties.
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John Hume gave it leadership.The two party leader, Gerry Adams and John Hume were, shall we say, inseparable on that issue and fought it through the various stages till the present and say on, for example, the current issue you would not find the gap of a bus ticket probably between SDLP and Sinn Fein over the policing issue.'.
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John Hume:
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John Hume:
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John Hume isn't going to last forever.
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I mean, John Hume is going to be 65 next year.
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