Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk

“ If any living man has old scores to settle, that man is Masaryk. If a spirit of revenge were justified anywhere, it would be justified in Masaryk. But in his clear spirit there is not a trace of hatred or of revenge, but a single desire to let the dead bury the dead and to let the living work together in building a future of justice and humanity. Czechoslovakia must be full of leaders whose vision is clouded by the sense of ancient and grievous wrongs. ”

“ By what obscure process does the mantle of leadership pass over such men of hot passion and descend upon a figure of classical serenity and wisdom like Masaryk? The stars in their courses are manifestly fighting for Czecho-Slovakia. Long life to Masaryk, and eternal life to the republic!Nov. ”