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The life of József Mindszenty
was the embodiment of the horrors of the 20th century.
was the embodiment of the horrors of the 20th century.
He was a tool in the hands of history.
He was a tool in the hands of history.
Once lifted up, once cast down by it.
It was the people who freed Mindszenty and made it possible for him to go to Budapest.
It was the people who freed Mindszenty and made it possible for him to go to Budapest.
78 letters to the US Presidents, 39 to their Secretaries of State.
78 letters to the presidents, 39 to their secretaries of state.
He still believed himself
to be leader number one of the Roman Catholic Church in Hungary.
It was his political activity
that actually led to the amnesty of 1963, i. e., to the so called UN-amnesty.
that actually led to the amnesty of 1963, i. e., to the so called UN-amnesty.
In my opinion, he was the last freedom fighter fighting for human rights,
In my opinion, he was the last freedom fighter fighting for human rights,
whose weapon could not be taken away since it was his pen.
This is reflected in the letters he wrote to the American presidents and state secretaries.
This is reflected in the letters he wrote to the American presidents and state secretaries.