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Alija Izetbegovic

Alija Izetbegović (Bosnian pronunciation: [ǎlija ǐzedbeɡoʋitɕ]; 8 August 1925 – 19 October 2003) was a Bosnian politician, activist, lawyer, author, and philosopher who in 1992 became the first President of the newly-independent Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He served in this role until 1996, when he became a member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, serving until 2000. He was also the author of several books, most notably Islam Between East and West and the Islamic Declaration.

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As far as the sovereignty of Bosnia-Hercegovina is concerned we agreed to have limited sovereignty for a limited time and that is clear from the Dayton Agreement.

Agreed, Agreement, Bosnia, Clear, Limited Time

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.

Bosnia, Community, Expense, Injustice, Muslim, People

In some socialist states well-performed work is rewarded with moral stimulants instead of material ones. However, the moral stimulants cannot be explained by materialistic philosophy. It is the same case with the appeals for humanism, justice, equality, freedom, human rights, and so forth, which are all of religious origin. Certainly, everybody has the right to live as he thinks best, including the right not to be consistent with his own pattern. Still, to understand the world correctly, it is important to know the true origin of meaning and of the ideas ruling the world.

Freedom, Instead, Origin, Philosophy, Religious, Thinking

Bosnia is a complicated country: three religions, three nations and those "others". Nationalism is strong in all three nations; in two of them there are a lot of racism, chauvinism, separatism; and now we are supposed to make a state out of that.

Country, Make, Separatism, State, Strong, Two

When a man is ill,he has only one wish -to gain health,and when he does -then come a hundred wishes and he turns even unhappier than when he was lying sick in bed

Lying, Man, Men, Sick, Unhappier, Wish

We Bosniaks would for sure fight for integrity of Bosnia.

Bosnia, Bosniaks, Fighting, Integrity

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.

Active, Destiny, Influence, Play, Role, Trying

I would sacrifice peace for a sovereign Bosnia-Herzegovina. . . but for that peace in Bosnia-Herzegovina I would not sacrifice sovereignty.

Bosnia, Peace, Sacrifice, Sovereign

Science attempts to figure out laws and then uses it later. While the work of art reflects the cosmic order without asking for an explanation

Art, Attempts, Figure, Law, Order, Work

People complain that life is short,for me it seems very long.

Complain, Life Is Short, Long, People

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.

God, Help, Inspirational, Truth

In history, good intentions do not always make good consequences

Consequence, Consequences, Good, Good Intentions, Intention, Intentions