I will not live in a city where dead bodies lie abandoned in the streets, and you will not tell the world I do.

~ Steven Galloway

Steven Galloway Sarajevo War

In 1914, Franz Ferdinand, the Austrian imperial heir, was shot and killed by a Serbian nationalist in Sarajevo. Do you know the motive behind the act?It was in retaliation for the subjugation of the Sebs in Austria.It was not.Franz Ferdinand had stated his intention to introduce reforms favorable to the Serbs in his empire. Had he survived to ascend the throne, he would have made a revolution unnecessary. In plain terms, he was killed because he was going to give the rebels what they were shouting for. They needed a despot in the palace in order to seize it.What's good for reform is bad for the reformers

~ Loren D. Estleman

Loren D. Estleman Assassination History Reform Sarajevo World War I

It screamed downward, splitting air and sky without effort. A target expanded in size, brought into focus by time and velocity. There was a moment before impact that was the last instant of things as they were. Then the visible world exploded.

~ Steven Galloway

Steven Galloway Ahimsa Bomb Blast Bombing Sarajevo Shelling Terror Violence War