Vasil Levski Quotes
An exam should be passed by every man…. A man today, tomorrow -- a donkey.
Even in 1871 the world and human knowledge was changing so fast, that he could utter the second sentence. He argued for merit exams for all government positions.
Vasil Levski, 1837–1873, Bulgarian Revolutionary and National Hero, Remark to Hristo Popov, May 30 1871
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Vasil Levski (Bulgarian: Васил Левски, spelled in old Bulgarian orthography as Василъ Лѣвскій, pronounced [vɐˈsiɫ ˈlɛfski]), born Vasil Ivanov Kunchev, was a Bulgarian revolutionary and is a national hero of Bulgaria today. Dubbed the Apostle of Freedom, Levski ideologised and strategised a revolutionary movement to liberate Bulgaria from Ottoman rule. Levski founded the Internal Revolutionary Organisation, and sought to foment a nationwide uprising through a network of secret regional committees.