Logo - Feel The Words

Dayton Quotes

Quotes on the Dayton Accords

Several quotes here reference the historic 1995 agreement that ended the Bosnian war, alongside the earlier revocation of Kosovo's autonomy, a topic close to Back quotes on looking at the past.

The Kosovars were granted autonomy at the end of World War II, but then aspiring president Milosevic had the autonomy revoked in 1989, and the Dayton Accords of 1995, which ended the recent war in Bosnia and Croatia, failed to...

Quotes by Sebastian Junger

President Obama made the right choice, over one million Americans are still working today. The American auto industry is not just surviving. It is thriving. Where Mitt Romney was willing to turn his back on Akron, Dayton and Toledo, Ohio,...

Quotes by Rahm Emanuel

It was a superb agreement to end a war, but a very bad agreement to make a state. From now on, we have to part company with Dayton and try to build a modern democratic state, for which I have...

Quotes by Paddy Ashdown

Let's make a deal with the Serbs. Neither history nor emotion in the Balkans will permit multinationalism. We have to give up on the illusion of the last eight years... Dayton isn't working. Nobody - except diplomats and petty officials...

Quotes by Franjo Tudjman

Aspiring Quotes

When my sister and I came along, my father's political life was completely over. He ran for president the year I was born. So that was the end of it. He had been congressman first, then governor, before all that....

Quotes by Anne Cox Chambers

As far as the sovereignty of Bosnia-Hercegovina is concerned we agreed to have limited sovereignty for a limited time and that is clear from the Dayton Agreement.

Quotes by Alija Izetbegovic

My brother still lives in the house my parents owned in Fairborn. I go back there a lot to visit friends and keep my connection to the National Museum of the Air Force and my membership with the Dayton Engineers...

You may also like

Frequently Asked Questions

What historical event do these Dayton quotes reference?
They reference the 1995 Dayton Accords, the agreement that ended the war in Bosnia, and Kosovo's earlier loss of autonomy in 1989.
Do these quotes take a side on the underlying conflict?
No, the quotes present the Dayton Accords as historical fact, describing it as a strong peace deal that was less effective at building a lasting state.
Is Dayton mentioned as a place as well as an agreement?
Yes, one quote refers to Dayton, Ohio, as a hometown connected to family and the National Museum of the Air Force, related to Auto quotes.
Do any quotes discuss American politics alongside Dayton?
Yes, one references the American auto industry's recovery in the same breath as political debate.
Is this page appropriate for readers interested in Balkan history?
Yes, the quotes offer a sober, factual view of the agreement's legacy for the region.

Other quotes speak of Dayton, Ohio as a hometown tied to family and the Air Force museum, a more personal counterpoint discussed in Auto quotes.