“I don't think Bosnia is ready for reconciliation, but I do think it is ready for truth.”

— Paddy Ashdown

As quoted in "Farewell, Sarajevo" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/nov/02/warcrimes.politics (1 November 2005), The Guardian

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British politician and diplomat 1941–2018

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