Gavrilo Princip

“Our shadows will be walking through Vienna, strolling through the court, frightening the lords.”

“If I hadn't done it, the Germans would have found another excuse.”

“I am a Yugoslav nationalist, aiming for the unification of all Yugoslavs, and I do not care what form of state, but it must be freed from Austria.”

“I am not a criminal, for I have destroyed a bad man. I thought I was right.”

“There is no need to carry me to another prison. My life is already ebbing away. I suggest that you nail me to a cross and burn me alive. My flaming body will be a torch to light my people on their path to freedom.”

“I am the son of peasants and I know what is happening in the villages. That is why I wanted to take revenge, and I am not sorry.”

“I do not regret it, because I am a nationalist. I have sought to avenge the Serbian people.”