Kiska: Values must take precedence over blind obedience to authority

Apparent peace, personal comfort, the unwillingness to face an unpleasant truth and false unity can't serve as justifications for injustice and high-handedness among those in power against their own people, minorities and individuals, Slovak President Andrej Kiska said on Wednesday at the central commemoration marking the Slovak National Uprising in WW2, describing this as the key message of the events that took place in 1944. According to Kiska, this legacy should be observed by politicians not only in annual ceremonial speeches at memorials, but more importantly by honest daily actions in service to the public.