Slobodan Milošević

“The Serbs have never in their history waged a war of conquest. We have never been aggressors.”

“No one who has any self-respect should have any illusions about the nature of this court.”

“The aim of this trial is to justify the crimes committed in Yugoslavia.”

“All of us Serbs can be proud of our glorious history.”

“I am here to defend my country, not to defend Slobodan Milosevic.”

“This is a political trial.”

“The charge is that I am in favor of a greater Serbia. No, I am not.”

“The right to self-defense is a right of every nation.”

“Serbia is not at war, nor is it in a position to finance a war.”

“I am proud of my country, and I am proud of my people.”

“There was no genocide in Bosnia.”

“I have to say that I have not been charged with any specific crime, I have been charged with the joint criminal enterprise.”

“I consider this tribunal false. I consider it illegal.”