European Heroes

I agree completely with this post:

I have always had great respect for the Polish people and the Polish nation. Their love of democracy and martial valor throughout the years puts them up there on my list of favored nations.

I've tried to note just a few of the times that Poland played a pivotal role in protecting western civilization (see here and here, for example).

At some point i copied down this quote from Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn from 1956 which sums up the matter nicely:


It is quite true that there is an aristocratic aspect of the Polish and Hungarian character, an aspect to be found in all classes, which prompts these nations rather to die than be slaves and to put chivalry and liberty above mere physical survival.