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“They believed the Slovak vernacular to be more melodious than Czech, more aesthetically pleasing. Kollar therefore asked: 'When the Slovaks have been willing to sacrifice everything to the Czechs with respect to the [literary) language, why then could not the Czechs give way at least a little bit to the Slovaks?'”

“The state was artificial, framed by men for their own convenience: the nation was organic, a natural creation designed by God himself to fulfil his highest aims.”

My fascination with central and eastern Europe pulled me toward this book and now I'm enjoying it!!!!