Although the peoples of the Balkans have been paying for the prejudices of the political leaders of their own ruling classes with their blood for over a century, they are paying an infinitely higher price for the actions of the major European powers.
Befolkningen i Balkanlandene har været underlagt politiske ledere og herskende klasser, hvis overdrevne patriotisme har kostet mange mennesker livet. Europæiske stormagters indgriben forværrer kun situationen yderligere for disse landes befolkning.