FAITH AND NATIONALITY
from K SHAPKAREV'S
"BULGARSKY BOUKVAR" 1868, p45
[BULGARIAN PRIMER - IN THE LANGUAGE OF THE MACEDONIAN BULGARIANS]
Q: What is most sacred for man ?
A: His faith and nationality.
Q: What is your faith?
A: I am a christian.
Q: What is your nationality?
A: I am Bulgarian.
Q: Why?
A: Because my parents are Bulgarians and I speak Bulgarian.
Q: Cannot a man change his faith and nationality?
A: There are such people who change their religion and nationality but they
commit the gravest sin and they are considered traitors by the world. They are not dear
to any one, everybody hates and despises them and that is why I shall never think of such
things and I shall always try to help such misled people to find the true path.
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