John Hume Personal Views Politics, Peace & Reconciliation

As New Unmarked Hardcover, First Edition, 1996. 204 unmarked pages. Much sought autographical account.
The citizens of the new century will not easily forget if those in positions of power and responsibility today do not create the foundations of a new Ireland for the new century
John Hume is Ireland's most tireless champion for civil rights and its most eloquent spokesman for peace.
BILL CLINTON

The ideal in politics, as in writing, is one of integrity; to establish a convergence between a public image (speeches, actions and writings) and a private self (inherited emotional loyalties, evolving ideals, prejudices and uncertainties) ... In this connection, John Hume is exceptional. His understanding of the community is the understanding of himself. His ambition to set Derry's house in order is altruistic and whole because it is obviously the extension of an inner achievement of tolerance and concern. To call him a spokesman for the minority is only one way of putting it. He is the best consciousness of a submerged population group
the questing compass-needle of another hidden Ireland.
SEAMUS HEANEY

It is a most historic and hopeful time for Ireland. Many people deserve credit for the recent breakthroughs in the peace process in Northern Ireland. But few, if any, deserve greater credit for advancing the cause of peace than John Hume.