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“What are we ashamed of? If 1,200 years ago we were part of a structure that was comparable to anything else in the world, and in other states there was nothing at that time, maybe only some animals wandering around, then why not look back at that with pride?”

“What are we ashamed of? If 1,200 years ago we were part of a structure that was comparable to anything else in the world, and in other states there was nothing at that time, maybe only some animals wandering around, then why not look back at that with pride?”

Prime Minister Robert Fico during his speech to commemorate the 15th anniversary of Slovakia’s independence.

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