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All in all this is a difficult political struggle which will go on for years, in which our people won't die anymore; I'm not sure how much we will be able to win, but I'm certain that we won't loose anything that we have now.

~Alija Izetbegovic

Topics: Able Anymore Anything Certain Die Difficult Go How How Much Loose Much Now Our Our People People Political Struggle Sure Which Will Win Years

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In these negotiations we are not a helpless object, although great world powers are involved. We play an active role and try to influence our destiny; we have our own trump cards and we use them.

~Alija Izetbegovic

Topics: Active Although Cards Destiny Great Helpless Influence Involved Negotiations Object Our Own Play Powers Role Them Trump Try Use World

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History sometimes makes fun of us and our best intentions.

~Alija Izetbegovic

Topics: Best Fun History Intentions Makes Our Sometimes Us

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Has it ever happened to you that you actually like a rogue more than a so-called honest citizen? Have you ever wondered why? I believe that this can only be so because a rogue is more original and more his own. He is what he is.

~Alija Izetbegovic

Topics: Actually Because Believe Citizen Ever Happened He His Honest Like More Only Original Own Rogue So-Called Than Why Wondered You I Believe I Believe That

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There are only three integral views of the world: the religious, the materialistic, and the Islamic. They reflect three elemental possibilities (conscience, nature, and man), each of them manifesting itself as Christianity, materialism, and Islam.

~Alija Izetbegovic

Topics: Christianity Conscience Each Elemental Integral Islam Islamic Itself Man Materialism Materialistic Nature Only Possibilities Reflect Religious Them Three Views World

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Our goal: the Islamization of Muslims. Our methods: to believe and to struggle.

~Alija Izetbegovic

Topics: Believe Goal Methods Muslims Our Struggle

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The international community is pushing things forward in Bosnia... but it is doing it at expense of the Muslim people. I feel it as an injustice, these are the things that I cannot live with.

~Alija Izetbegovic

Topics: Bosnia Cannot Community Doing Expense Feel Forward Injustice International International Community Live Muslim People Pushing Things I Feel

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I believe that the people, instead of pretty lies, should be told the truth, no matter how ugly it may be. What can we do, destiny hasn't been kind to us; but, with the help of God, we will prevail.

~Alija Izetbegovic

Topics: Been Believe Destiny God Help How Instead Kind Lies Matter May People Pretty Prevail Should Truth Ugly Us Will I Believe I Believe That

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I would sacrifice peace in order to win sovereignty for Bosnia, but for that peace in Bosnia, I would not sacrifice sovereignty.

~Alija Izetbegovic

Topics: Bosnia Order Peace Sacrifice Sovereignty Win Would

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Advantages of freedom do not have to be proved by something outside freedom itself. It is its own underwriter.

~Alija Izetbegovic

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Biography

Nationality: Bosniak

Type: Activist

Born: August 8th, 1925

Died: October 19th, 2003

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