1.“When they take everything from you, you’ll be left with two hands; put them together in prayer and then you’ll be the strongest." -Blessed Aloysius Stepinac (1898 - 1960) Aloysius Stepinac was a Croatian cardinal of the Catholic Church. This quote states that when life gets tough and importance is taken away from your life, you are still left with our own bare hands that give us the chance to pray. Therefore, giving us hope and making us stronger people. This had a major impact on Croatians because it gave them hope for independence and although they were going through a rough time, they still thought positively and had hope and pride for their country.
2.“They could not, nor will they ever be able to kill our passion and our need to live in human dignity, in peace with ourselves and with the free nations of Europe. We have carved out that right at our first democratic elections. For this right and for our sacred land we are even ready to die” – Dr Franjo Tudjman (1922-1999)
Dr. Franjo Tudjman was the first president of Croatia. He made this quote addressing the Croatian nation at the moment of the start of Serbian aggression against Croatia. He tells the public that nobody will be able to destroy their passion and our need to live in peace and be a free and independent nation. They had already been able to use that right in their first democratic election. He says that for this right and for our country we would sacrifice our life to fight for what we strive for.
3. "War belongs to the future, let's move towards the future."- Ante Gotovina This quote means that the war that Croatia fought against Serbia is something that happened in the past and shouldnt affect the opinions of the people in the present or future and that instead, they should focus on more current things.