“No state will ever be able to make Ukraine Ukrainian. Only self-organized Ukrainians outside state structures will be able to do it. And I am confident it will happen!”

—  James Mace

"I couldn’t help sharing the pain…" in The Day (February 22, 2011) http://www.day.kiev.ua/en/article/society/i-couldnt-help-sharing-pain

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