Jan Palach: "There comes a moment in history when something has to happen" - "Something must be done against evil, fought by whatever means are possible" - "Even the fire that ended the life of a young Czech student in those difficult days came from the spark of Kostnitz." (unknown author)
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The Union of University Students of Bohemia and Moravia issued a message: 'Jan Palach did not utter a single word, and yet he addressed perhaps 14 million of this republic, each and every individual. And everyone must answer him. Actions can only be answered by actions."
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When evil comes to you, no one will protect you, Zelensky told the Russians
"I want to say to all (people) in Russia and from Russia who even now have not been able to utter even a few words of condemnation of this terror, although they see and know everything perfectly. Your cowardly silence, your attempt to wait out what is happening, will only end in the fact that one day these terrorists will come for you too. Evil is very sensitive to cowardice, evil will forever remember those who fear it and try to appease it. When it comes for you one day, there will be no one to protect you. All will be held accountable for terror: both those who kill and those who help to kill. Every day of Ukraine's resistance in the Donbas and every success of our defense are essential successes for the protection of our entire state."
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Traditional commemorative events without subsequent, concrete, resolving actions are somewhat lacking, an insult to the legacy of Jan Palach, a demonstration of our incompetence, helplessness and weakness. JŠ
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