Ghosts of Croatian Soldiers

Bog i Hrvati

Bog i Hrvati (God and the Croats) – This motto originates from Ante Starčević’s speech to the Croatian Parliament (Sabor) on June 26, 1861, in which he stated that the future of Croatia should not be decided in Austria, but by God and the Croats.

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  1. Mars god of war

    In ancient Roman religion and myth, Mars (Latin: Mārs, pronounced [maːrs]) was the god of war and also an agricultural guardian, a combination characteristic of early Rome. He was the son of Jupiter and he was the most prominent of the military gods in the religion of the Roman army.

    Greek equivalent: Ares
    Symbol: The spear of Mars ♂ (Spear and shield iconography)
    Children: Romulus and Remus, Cupid

  2. And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation …

  3. A quote from Pope Francis:

    “Today we cannot be satisfied simply with being aware of the problems faced by many of our brothers and sisters. It is not enough to offer broad reflections or engage in endless discussion, constantly repeating things everyone knows. We need to ‘de-naturalize’ extreme poverty, to stop seeing it as a statistic rather than a reality. Why? Because poverty has a face! It has the face of a child; it has the face of a family; it has the face of people, young and old. It has the face of widespread unemployment and lack of opportunity. It has the face of forced migrations, and of empty or destroyed homes.”

    — Meeting of executive board of World Food Programme, June 13, 2016

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