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"A lesson from the past: the Lithuanian people’s assimilation into Polish, Russian, and German cultures robbed us of many of our finest talents, stifled our own creativity, and brought the life of our nation to the very brink of extinction. The insufficient vigilance of our ancestors’ national consciousness was perhaps one of the most important reasons for the many historical calamities that befell us. Therefore, the concern of a reborn Lithuania to strengthen national consciousness and strive to avoid repeating historical calamities is entirely understandable. The efforts to strengthen expressions of national identity across all aspects of life - especially in artistic creation, that is, in literature - are entirely understandable. Our instinct for self-preservation compels us to do so. Perhaps we have no other choice if we, as a nation, wish to survive."


"Praeities pamoka: lietuvių lenkėjimas, rusėjimas, vokietėjimas atėmė iš mūsų daugybę geriausiųjų jėgų, nualino mūsų pačių kūrybą, tautos gyvybę beveik prie kapo krašto privarė. Mūsų prabočių tautinės sąmonės nepakankamas budrumas gal ir buvo viena svarbiausiųjų priežasčių, šitiek is-torinių nelaimių mums atnešusių. Todel tat visiškai suprantamas atgimusios Lietuvos susirūpinimas stiprinti tautinę sąmonę, stengtis nebekartoti istorinių nelaimių. Visiškai suprantamos pastangos stiprinti tautiškumo pasireiškimus visoje gyvenimo įvaireny-bėje, ypač meno kūryboje, atseit, ir literatūroje. Taip daryti verčia mus savisaugos instinktas. Gal mums ir kito kelio nėra, jei mes, kaip tauta, norime būti gyvi."


— Balys Sruoga | Akademikas 1933-Nr.3

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