The Whitsun dialogue became a rejection of the rule of fear

The red thread that ran through the 11th Styrian Pentecost Dialogue at Seggau Castle was the search for the “European way of life” in the shadow of war. Concern about a good future for Europe was palpable. It was the doyen of Austrian journalism, Paul Lendvai, who exuded at least a touch of confidence with Raimond Rolland’s motto “pessimism of reason and optimism of will”.