Famous quote by Peter Hain

Mobile Desktop
We now have a political process, weve had a period of parties that have been fighting each other quite literally with bo
Like

"We now have a political process, we've had a period of parties that have been fighting each other quite literally with bombs and bullets, talking to each other, and having sat together in the assembly and sharing government with each other"

- Peter Hain

About this Quote

This quote by Peter Hain speaks to the progress that has been made in Northern Ireland. After a period of intense dispute between various political celebrations, they have now come together to talk and interact. This is a significant advance in the peace process, as it shows that the parties are willing to put aside their differences and work together for the improvement of the area. This is a testimony to the resilience of individuals of Northern Ireland, who have been able to come together and discover common ground regardless of their distinctions. It is also an indication of expect the future, as it reveals that peace and development are possible even in the most difficult of situations.

About the Author

United Kingdom Flag This quote is written / told by Peter Hain somewhere between February 16, 1950 and today. He/she was a famous Politician from United Kingdom. The author also have 16 other quotes.

Go to author profile

Similar Quotes

Small: Our bombs are smarter than the average high school student. At least they can find Kuwait - A. Whitney Brown
"Our bombs are smarter than the average high school student. At least they can find Kuwait"
A. Whitney Brown, Comedian
Small: Let us have a dagger between our teeth, a bomb in our hands, and an infinite scorn in our hearts - Benito Muss
Benito Mussolini
"Let us have a dagger between our teeth, a bomb in our hands, and an infinite scorn in our hearts"
Benito Mussolini, Politician
Small: You cant bomb a people just in case - Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero
Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero
"You can't bomb a people just in case"
Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, Politician
Small: The savages dont have atom bombs - Friedrich Durrenmatt
Friedrich Durrenmatt
"The savages don't have atom bombs"
Friedrich Durrenmatt, Author
Small: After the atomic bombs were dropped, the war ended and we went into Tokyo Bay with the rest of the fleet, the
"After the atomic bombs were dropped, the war ended and we went into Tokyo Bay with the rest of the fleet, the Missouri and the rest of them, while they signed the terms of surrender that ended the war"
Barney Ross, Athlete
Small: On the eighteenth of December 1972, when we thought we were getting another of the hundreds of little tactical
James Stockdale
"On the eighteenth of December 1972, when we thought we were getting another of the hundreds of little tactical air raids, we heard the bombs going in out there in the railroad yards and this went on for about thirty minutes"
James Stockdale, Soldier
Small: I think it has other roots, has to do, in part, with a general anxiety in contemporary life... nuclear bombs,
"I think it has other roots, has to do, in part, with a general anxiety in contemporary life... nuclear bombs, inequality of possibility and chance, inequality of goods allotted to us, a kind of general racist, unjust attitude that is pervasive"
Leonard Baskin, Artist
Small: I do not believe that civilization will be wiped out in a war fought with the atomic bomb. Perhaps two-thirds
Albert Einstein
"I do not believe that civilization will be wiped out in a war fought with the atomic bomb. Perhaps two-thirds of the people of the earth will be killed"
Albert Einstein, Physicist
Small: A poet can write about a man slaying a dragon, but not about a man pushing a button that releases a bomb - W.
W. H. Auden
"A poet can write about a man slaying a dragon, but not about a man pushing a button that releases a bomb"
W. H. Auden, Poet
Small: No country without an atom bomb could properly consider itself independent - Charles de Gaulle
Charles de Gaulle
"No country without an atom bomb could properly consider itself independent"
Charles de Gaulle, Leader