Alija Izetbegovic

Activist

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

1925 - 2003

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Our goal: the Islamization of Muslims. Our methods: to believe and to struggle.
Alija Izetbegovic
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
Socialism and freedom are not compatible, regardless of repeated convincings.
Alija Izetbegovic
When you are in prison, you have but one desire: freedom. If you fall ill in prison, you do not think about freedom - you think about health. Health is, therefore, more important than freedom.
Alija Izetbegovic
Advantages of freedom do not have to be proved by something outside freedom itself. It is its own underwriter.
Alija Izetbegovic
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
It is difficult to help a man without hurting his pride. Everyone wants to be a giver and not a receiver.
Alija Izetbegovic
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
I took revenge on hardship from my earlier life by forgetting it.
Alija Izetbegovic
Life is a dangerous thing. Insecurity is the price of living.
Alija Izetbegovic