Abstract
Autore:
Ciampi Carlo Azeglio
Titolo:
"Patriottismo repubblicano, Costituzione, Europa"
Abstract - Cavour, Mazzini and
Garibaldi embody the Italian romantic ideal
based on the concept of Fatherland, Nation
and Freedom. This has nourished the need for
Italian populations, who no longer wanted to
live separated, to reach a single identity.
Italian people realised they shared a common
history and culture thanks to gaining unity
after centuries of divisions and foreign domination.
This self-awareness was the spur which
allowed Italy to face and overcome the most
difficult tests: wars, dictatorship, destructions
and mass migration.
Italy, over a period of only ten years, was
able to become one of the most industrialized
countries thanks to the commitment of its
population and the farsighted policy of its ruling
politicians.
The Constituent Assembly’s farsightedness
fulfilled the Italians’ strong desire for
peace, democracy, stability and faith in their future,
while the war wounds were still bleeding.
Peace and rejection of war, the founding principles
of Europe, are now taken for granted. Today,
other reasons motivate the urge for European
unity and this objective can no longer be
postponed. Europe should speak to the world to
spread its sense of balance, its capacity for dialogue,
and its models of behaviour that put people
first, all of which guarantee stability, security
and prosperity for European citizens.
