The antonym of the “historical homeland” is the real homeland. The real homeland requires real work, real taxes, real service.
One cannot turn away from the real homeland if it has decreased in territory and diminished in strength, or serve it only if the mood strikes and at one’s expediency. The historical homeland is no greater than the real homeland…
…What is the supreme value of the Armenian public – statehood, or the Armenian Cause The real or imaginary homeland?
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