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When people are divided, the only solution is agreement.

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

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

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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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If the word 'No' was removed from the English language, Ian Paisley would be speechless.

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I grew up in Derry, of course, and it was - Derry was the worst example of Northern Ireland's discrimination.

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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.

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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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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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Biography

Nationality: Irish

Type: Politician

Born: January 18th, 1937

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