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Hungarians are the winners of history, says culture minister
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In today’s Europe, advocating for peace takes courage, Culture and Innovation Minister János Csák said at an event marking the anniversary of the 1848-49 revolution and freedom fight in Budapest on Wednesday.
In his speech in the garden of the National Museum, traditionally a site of commemorations and family events on the national holiday on 15 March, Csák said “remembering our heroic predecessors, we proclaim proudly that Hungarians have been the people of freedom for the past 1,100 years”.
Hungarians are the “survivors or even winners of history, not its victims”, because they have withstood all hardhips and continue to prosper, he said. In the shadow of war, the importance of peace cannot be overstated, he said. “If this war is unleashed, it could destroy everything, even Europe.”