The victory at the Battle of Vienna is, of course, the most important contribution--by a long shot--that Poland has made to the saving of the West.
Posted on 07/07/2017 7:15:08 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
In one of the most powerful passages of his speech, he recalled the religious resolution of the Polish people against the Soviets:
Through four decades of communist rule, Poland and the other captive nations of Europe endured a brutal campaign to demolish freedom, your faith, your laws, your history, your identity — indeed the very essence of your culture and your humanity. Yet, through it all, you never lost that spirit. Your oppressors tried to break you, but Poland could not be broken.And when the day came on June 2nd, 1979, and one million Poles gathered around Victory Square for their very first mass with their Polish Pope, that day, every communist in Warsaw must have known that their oppressive system would soon come crashing down. They must have known it at the exact moment during Pope John Paul II’s sermon when a million Polish men, women, and children suddenly raised their voices in a single prayer. A million Polish people did not ask for wealth. They did not ask for privilege. Instead, one million Poles sang three simple words: “We Want God.”
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The victory at the Battle of Vienna is, of course, the most important contribution--by a long shot--that Poland has made to the saving of the West.
Trump’s remembrance of “We want God” was an amazing statement of faith in a hateful, secular world.
Magnificent speech! One for the ages.
The Tytler Cycle is drawn from history which has a nasty habit of revealing itself through repetition. The US is very much in that cycle and quickly getting to the nasty bits.
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