Radio Announcement by Nicola Pasic, January 1928
A new year has arrived, and with it all the problems and challenges we must face. Large swathes of our lands and people lay in the hands of the Magyar lords. I offer a prayer to God that they survive. We are now forced to cower behind the mountains that hide us from the Hungarian hordes, but also from our ancestral lands. The American President, with his fine sounding words and gracious offers has demanded our surrender. What do I say? Are we in any state to refuse?
Yes we are.
I look around me. In this recently conquered city, where we have been forced to flee I see fear each day. Wifes without husbands, mothers without sons, young men in their uniforms. But there is something else. Strength. Hope. Defiance. Southern Slavs across the lands are finally uniting. Far too long have we been used. First the Romans, then the Ottomans, and now the powers that would call themselves "great". Well this Slav says "No more!". It is time to show the world, to stand up and say "We are strong!"
The brave men that died defending till the end did not do so in vain. I will not let their sacrifice buy us a surrender. Our armies regroup, the fight goes on. We are surrounded by enemies, but we also have friends. The Bulgarians, fine Southern Slavs by any standards, are rallying to our aid. The powers of the Entente support us. Scattered across the Hungarian lands, other Southern Slavs have found they are not weak. If we can unite we shall crush all those before us, starting with the pestering Magyars.
I call on you my children, everyone, to stand tall and fight. Be it in the battle fields, in the factories, in the farms or at home, you can all do your bit. The Southern Slavic bird spreads it's wings. It's time to grow back those clipped feathers and take flight!
Only With Unity Are We Strong
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With any luck either your generals or your people will kill you for blatant disregard of their lives. To be honest, I've seen more cunning treachery from my kid brother 
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