Serbian Revolution/second Serbian Uprising 1815%e2%80%931817

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    “O God, that one might read the book of fate,
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    “An uprising would punish only the country, and that is out of the question. But there is yet another approach, the most effective form of resistance: contemptuous compliance.”
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