"Take the gun out of Irish politics--maybe. But not at the command of those in [Leinster House, Stormont, and Westminister (parliaments governing Ireland)]. As long as there is injustice the gun will always be there. And if we really want to take it out why not give it to the Palestinians? And who will have the cheek to tell us that they do not need it?" --Brendan Hughes, H-Blocks IRA prisoners' OC during 1980 hunger strike, writing in 2002