Serbische Historiker

**Dobrica Ćosić: “A lie is a Serbian national interest.”**

Serbian politician and author Dobrica Ćosić once stated that “*a lie is a Serbian national interest.*”

He has also stated that

“*We (Serbs) lie to deceive ourselves, to comfort another; we lie out of shame, to encourage, to hide our misery, we lie for the sake of honesty. We lie for the sake of freedom. A lie is a form of Serbian patriotism and a confirmation of our innate intelligence. We lie creatively, imaginatively, inventively.*“