“...The Bulgarians have no holy places, no ancient church centers, no great fixed stars of Orthodoxy, spilling their light everywhere, even in our sad time of pitiful progressive hopes and outdated European dreams. What to think about the people who began their revival straight from the struggle against that church hierarchy, the rules and spirit of which formed the basis of his life, the charters and customs of which preserved him for centuries under the yoke of other faiths? Do not reassure yourself that this Bulgarian in a sheepskin hat and thick brown trousers is primitive and simple : the ruder and simpler the people in our time, the easier it is for the crafty and unbelieving leaders to take them anywhere..."