“I am an old pacifist; during my military service when I was shooting a machine gun, two people had to hold me so that I didn’t shoot myself.”
Most-Híd MP Rudolf Chmel describing his relationship with the military.
14. Jul 2014 at 0:00
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“I am an old pacifist; during my military service when I was shooting a machine gun, two people had to hold me so that I didn’t shoot myself.”
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