Speaker. it is with great pleasure that I am joining my distinguished colleagues in commemorating the 10th anniversary of the freedom fight of the gallant people of Hungary. Today when regard for individual freedom and dignity is so sadly lacking in many countries. including the nations ruled by atheistic Communist regimes. it remains an inspiration and hope to remember the heroic sacrifices the workers. youth. intellectuals. and peasants of Hungary suffered in 1956.in the face of overwhelming odds of modern military forces of the Soviet Union. It is a sad fact that the West and the United Nations caught in the midst of another major crisis could not devote enough of its attention to the stopping of Soviet Russian aggression in Hungary. and the fate of the defenders of freedom in Hungary has become jail. deportation or execution. Yet the faith and courage of the proud fighters for human dignity and national independence gives to all of us the needed hope that the tides of history are favoring those who believe in individual rights and human decency despite the repeated efforts of totalitarian governments to instill hate. prejudice and atheism in the hearts of their unfortunate subjects. Yet emotions cannot suffice.
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