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Hungarian-Slovak Reconciliation and the National Peace
Hungarian-Slovak Reconciliation and the National Peace

Author(s): László Öllös
Subject(s): Politics and society, Inter-Ethnic Relations
Published by: Fórum Kisebbségkutató Intézet
Keywords: European Union; nation-state; Slovaks and Hungarians; national reconciliation; national peace

Summary/Abstract: The essence of reconciliation in the age of modern mass politics lies in the desire of people for peace. Above all, they have a strong intention to end the war. Nevertheless, intention alone could only be a ceasefire. The foundation of peace is more than that: peace comes not only from the cessation of war but from the intention to cooperate. And from the realization that cooperation is more noble and useful than fight. Just as tribal, dynastic, religious, or any fight in history, whatever the motives were, could only be ended by tribal, dynastic, or even religious reconciliation, in our time, national reconciliation can only be achieved by people's desire for national peace.

  • Issue Year: XXIII/2021
  • Issue No: 5. (Eng)
  • Page Range: 3-12
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: English
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