Like Everybody At That Age, I Read

Difference Is Of The Essence Of Humanity.

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.

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.

My Father Was Unemployed And I Was The Eldest Of Seven Children. We Were Very Poor. And When You Ask How Did We Support Ourselves, The Only Funding That We Had Was Unemployment Payments.

I Never Thought In Terms Of Being A Leader. I Thought Very Simply In Terms Of Helping People.