Those were strong words, and yet (or, more correctly, just because of that) they were, as the report of the proceedings shows, received with tumultuous applause I mentally applaud along with the rest.
Palabras duras que sin embargo (o más exactamente, a causa de su dureza), provocaron, como testimonia el acta, una tempestad de aplausos. Yo aplaudo mentalmente, junto con los demás.