Franjo Tuđman quotes

Franjo Tuđman was a Croatian politician and historian, known as the first President of independent Croatia. As a leader, he played a crucial role in Croatia's struggle for independence from Yugoslavia. He is remembered for shaping the modern Croatian state and leading the country during the turbulent 1990s. Here are 7 of his quotes:

The estimated loss of up to six million dead is founded too much on both emotional, biased testimonies and on exaggerated data in the postwar reckonings of war crimes and on the squaring of accounts with the defeated. (Franjo Tuđman)
If Yugoslavia is to exist, it can exist only as an alliance, a confederation of independent states. View quote
Franjo Tuđman
I joined the anti-Fascist struggle with my best friend, who was a Jew. View quote
Franjo Tuđman
It is not only others who are to blame for all our evils. Nor will in any circumstances only others shape our destiny. And for the present situation we all bear part of the responsibility in our own way. And especially for the future: our personal, our vocation and our people. View quote
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You can take my freedom, even my life, but not my thought, not my truth, not my contribution to the history of the people to which I belong. View quote
Franjo Tuđman
Whatever happened after the liberation of Krajina, this was in no way a violation of human rights by Croatian authorities. View quote
Franjo Tuđman
Let's make a deal with the Serbs. Neither history nor emotion in the Balkans will permit multinationalism. We have to give up on the illusion of the last eight years... Dayton isn't working. Nobody - except diplomats and petty officials - believes in a sovereign Bosnia and the Dayton accords. View quote
Franjo Tuđman