There is a spirit of independence and a love of their country, in the whole people, that, in a great measure, does away the vast distinction, observable in other parts of Turkey, between the followers of the two religions. For when the natives of other provinces, upon being asked who they are, will say, "we are Turks" (muslim) or, "we are christians", a man of this country answers, "I am Albanian"
~J. C. Hobhouse Brughton, A Journey Through Albania 1809-1810, page 131~ ████████████████ 100% Albanian ████████████████ 100% Anti-Communist ████████████████ 100% European ████████████████ 100% Historian ████████████████ 100% Illyrian ████████████████ 100% Patriot