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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There were two mentalities, and both mentalities had to change. There was what I called...

There were two mentalities, and both mentalities had to change. There was what I called...

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

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

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

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

The violence had broken out in both sides, but our philosophy as a party was...

The violence had broken out in both sides, but our philosophy as a party was...

These are the influences that everybody has. Some individuals might stand out because of one...

These are the influences that everybody has. Some individuals might stand out because of one...

I grew up in Derry, of course, and it was - Derry was the worst...

I grew up in Derry, of course, and it was - Derry was the worst...

Total ghettoization, because they were in charge of public housing, the local council, and they...

Total ghettoization, because they were in charge of public housing, the local council, and they...

The civil rights movement in the United States was about the same thing, about equality...

The civil rights movement in the United States was about the same thing, about equality...

I went to the local schools, the local state primary school, and then to the...

I went to the local schools, the local state primary school, and then to the...

I was grateful for the opportunity to make a difference. The political violence really started...

I was grateful for the opportunity to make a difference. The political violence really started...

People were so keen to get investment. In those days, there was quite significant unemployment...

People were so keen to get investment. In those days, there was quite significant unemployment...

They believed that Britain was in Ireland defending their own interests, therefore the Irish had...

They believed that Britain was in Ireland defending their own interests, therefore the Irish had...

My father was unemployed and I was the eldest of seven children. We were very...

My father was unemployed and I was the eldest of seven children. We were very...

In my opinion, what changed the situation eventually - and, of course, it took a...

In my opinion, what changed the situation eventually - and, of course, it took a...

They divided the city into three electoral wards, and in one ward there was 70...

They divided the city into three electoral wards, and in one ward there was 70...

In working class districts, you had several families living together in the one house, and...

In working class districts, you had several families living together in the one house, and...

That's the strategy that myself and my party have pursued and are pursuing.

That's the strategy that myself and my party have pursued and are pursuing.

We did not seek ideological confrontation.

We did not seek ideological confrontation.

I think that's not a question that one can answer accurately. I read a whole...

I think that's not a question that one can answer accurately. I read a whole...

The only thing I shall talk about is my sporting achievements at school. My primary...

The only thing I shall talk about is my sporting achievements at school. My primary...