Aleksandar Vučić, as quoted in "Vučić at 14th anniversary of the SNS: 'Serbia is stronger. Surrender isn't an option.'" (21 October 2022), B92
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We don't have children to throw away, we have to protect Serbia. If only we hadn't participated in all the wars of the 20th century, we would be bigger than the Netherlands. We have to try to preserve peace, but not give away what is ours.
— Aleksandar Vučić on Serbia
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "We don't have children to throw away, we have to protect Serbia. If only we hadn't participated in all the wars of the 20th century, we would be bigger than the Netherlands. We have to try to preserve peace, but not give away what is ours." in the context of "Aleksandar Vučić, as quoted in "Vučić at 14th anniversary of the SNS: 'Serbia is stronger. Surrender isn't an option.'" (21 October 2022), B92" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Aleksandar Vučić
Aleksandar Vučić (Serbian: Александар Вучић) (born 5 March 1970) is a Serbian politician serving as the president of Serbia since 2017 and as the president of the populist Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) since 2012. Vučić served as the Prime Minister of Serbia in two terms, from 2014 to 2016 and from 2016 until 2017, as well as the deputy prime minister from 2012 until 2014. Furthermore, Vučić served as a member of the Serbian parliament, Minister of Information from 1998 to 2000, and later as Minister of Defence from 2012 to 2013.
About Aleksandar Vučić
Aleksandar Vučić (Serbian: Александар Вучић) (born 5 March 1970) is a Serbian politician serving as the president of Serbia since 2017 and as the president of the populist Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) since 2012. Vučić served as the Prime Minister of Serbia in two terms, from 2014 to 2016 and from 2016 until 2017, as well as the deputy prime minister from 2012 until 2014. Furthermore, Vučić served as a member of the Serbian parliament, Minister of Information from 1998 to 2000, and later as Minister of Defence from 2012 to 2013.
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