At the traditional August 20th swearing-in ceremony of military officers this morning, in honor of Hungary’s National Day, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán talked about the importance of Central European unity, the future of European civilization and our nation’s survival.
Kicking off his speech honoring St. Stephen’s Day, Hungary’s National Day honoring the foundation of the Hungarian State over 1,000 years ago, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that on August 20, we must remind ourselves that a statehood that provides a home and land to a nation is an exceptional situation, rather than a natural state of existence. This is why, the PM said, “people who wish for their own homeland and want to live their lives in their own way must fight for freedom every minute, even if it’s not always that obvious.”
Speaking to the freshly graduated military officers, the prime minister stressed that it is not only due to Hungary’s military might that these officers will play an important role in Hungary’s future. “Life is an obligation, and contrary to the zeitgeist, Hungary’s future depends on it,” he said, adding that military officers embody this obligation.
“Selfishness has taken over in Europe, but those who plan to fulfill their obligations will not be lost, they will not be tempted by meaningless desires, they will not be taken in by hollow selfishness.”
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