Gavrilo Princip Quotes

Gavrilo Princip — Revolutionary born on July 25, 1894, died on April 28, 1918

Gavrilo Princip was a Bosnian Serb who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, in Sarajevo on 28 June 1914. Princip and his accomplices were arrested and implicated by several members of the Serbian military, leading Austria-Hungary to issue a démarche to Serbia known as the July Ultimatum. This was used as pretext for Austria-Hungary's invasion of Serbia, which then led to World War I. Princip was a Yugoslav nationalist associated with the movement Mlada Bosna which predominantly consisted of Serbs, but also Bosniaks and Croats. During his trial he stated "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.".. (wikipedia)

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 regret nothing.

I aimed at the Archduke. I do not remember what I thought at that moment.

I only know that I fired twice, or perhaps several times, without knowing whether I had hit or missed.