For 1956 Hungarians, who had lived under that same oppressive system, these words validated their own pain. It wasn’t abstract politics — it was proof of unforgivable betrayal.
- Connected personal grief to collective suffering,
- That blend of faith and outrage was exactly what motivated many participants in 1956 — especially students, ex-soldiers, and families of political prisoners.
- ÁVO Stalinist secret police terror no longer to be tolerated
- My father vitez Andras Kovacs learnt everything he could between 1945-1956 to seek justice