And as a consequence of that presumption, my hometown was burned to the ground by an invading army, an experience that has befallen many a Hungarian town and village throughout its long and troubled history.
Вследствие на тази самонадеяност родният ми град е бил напълно изпепелен от вражеска армия - участ, сполетяла много градове и села в дългата и тъжна история на Унгария.