The Founding Father of American Conservatism
‘Modern conservatism will never produce another Buckley. The current climate is too hostile to showy intellectualism and the media too fractured for any one man…to dominate the conversation.’
‘Modern conservatism will never produce another Buckley. The current climate is too hostile to showy intellectualism and the media too fractured for any one man…to dominate the conversation.’
In its ‘Beyond the Óperencia’ series, Magyar Krónika is looking at the meeting points of America and Hungary, and at Hungarians in America, from penniless peasants to political emigrants and soldiers of fortune. In this section, let us introduce a mysterious woman who spent perhaps the most beautiful period of her overall tragic life overseas.
‘The books primarily focus on the U.S. and represent a “beautiful and high-quality imprint” of the Hungarian diaspora there…the project could be continued to include Hungarians living on other continents, and these works should reach every Hungarian community.’
‘I wasn’t sure whether Gyula was interested romantically or only as a friend. When I asked him, he answered: “I don’t know. I find you interesting, but I have children, and they are my top priority.” I replied to him: “If you had answered anything else, I wouldn’t be as interested.” In the end, instead of Hungary, I chose Gyula…I found my true home beside him.’
‘The armed conflict started in April 1775 at the Battles of Lexington and Concord—with the aim of reform, not independence—and after more than six years of fighting, it was in October 1781 that the colonists, against all odds, defeated the Royal Forces on the battlefield. In fact, it was on 19 October 1781 that General Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown, Virginia—exactly 244 years ago today.’
‘There was a circus nearby, and I got a job shoveling after the elephants…My mother was hardworking and resourceful. She always pushed me to go see things. We saw Rome, Pompeii, and the Vatican—we traveled all over Italy, which made time pass faster. Meanwhile, we waited every day for our names to appear on the list—to get a sponsor so we could leave the camp.’
‘This is precisely the power of diplomacy. Minsk’s example demonstrates that authoritarian regimes respond to smart diplomacy. The leaders of such countries also react to incentives—be it better trade deals or a bit of international spotlight.’
‘It isn’t clear what can be done to reverse this dynamic of polarization and derangement. But we are not powerless to resist its grip and we could, if we choose, exercise more decorum in how we respond to the deaths of other people. And if we can’t screen out the most deranged voices online, we can at least try to resist their provocations.’
In its ‘Beyond the Óperencia’ series, Magyar Krónika is looking at the meeting points of America and Hungary, and at Hungarians in America, from penniless peasants to political emigrants and soldiers of fortune. This part will be about a recidivist conman, George Robert Gabor, who has been deported from the country several times and even sentenced to prison.
Bishop Péter Vay was on board the steamship Carpathia when the survivors of the Titanic were rescued.