Vasil Levski Quotes
It's deeds we need, not words.
Vasil Levski, 1837–1873, Bulgarian Revolutionary and National Hero, Statement to the writer, Lyuben Karavelov, January 27, 1872
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This is the earliest rendition of this statement used by politicians throughout the centuries.
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.