Thomas Masaryk Quotes
Our whole history inclines us towards the democratic powers. Our renaissance is a logical link between us and the democracies of the west.
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| Birth: | 7th March, 1850 |
| Death: | 14th September, 1937 |
| Nationality: | Czech |
| Profession: | Philosopher, Politician, Sociologist |
Tomas Garrigue Masaryk was an Czech politician, sociologist and philosopher, who as an eager advocate of Czechoslovak independence during World War I became the founder and first President of Czechoslovakia. He originally wished to reform the Austro-Hungarian monarchy into a democratic federal state, but during the First World War he began to favour the abolition of the monarchy and, with the help of the Allied Powers, eventually succeeded.
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