In response to my letter published Messaggero Veneto Monday, June 1 under the title "Culture-a definition not fashionable", a friend sent me an email which included sharing the speech to the Athenians, written by Thucydides, and held by Pericles in 461 BC.
I honestly do not remember, but even many politicians in our country, given what they say, feels and sees and is seen as trying to do to drift our democracy. Re-reading this book gave me the chills because the concepts are expressing a political program of great relevance for each state, body politic ", civilized people.
At this moment I believe that these principles even though it is set 2470 years ago in the land where he was born democracy, can be adopted as a moral guide for all who are to govern at the local, national and European level.
Here in Athens we do like. Here
our government promotes the many instead of just a few:
and this is called democracy.
Here in Athens we do like. The laws here
ensure equal justice for all
in their private disputes, but we never ignore the merits of excellence.
When a citizen stands, then it will be, in preference to other
, called to serve the state, but not as an act of privilege as a
reward merit, and poverty is not an impediment.
I honestly do not remember, but even many politicians in our country, given what they say, feels and sees and is seen as trying to do to drift our democracy. Re-reading this book gave me the chills because the concepts are expressing a political program of great relevance for each state, body politic ", civilized people.
At this moment I believe that these principles even though it is set 2470 years ago in the land where he was born democracy, can be adopted as a moral guide for all who are to govern at the local, national and European level.
Here in Athens we do like. Here
our government promotes the many instead of just a few:
and this is called democracy.
Here in Athens we do like. The laws here
ensure equal justice for all
in their private disputes, but we never ignore the merits of excellence.
When a citizen stands, then it will be, in preference to other
, called to serve the state, but not as an act of privilege as a
reward merit, and poverty is not an impediment.
Here in Athens we do like.
The freedom we enjoy extends also to their daily life, we do not
we are suspicious of each other and do not bother if ever our
next to our neighbor like to live in his own way.
We are free, free to live just like we like
and yet we are always ready to face any danger.
An Athenian citizen does not neglect public affairs when it expects to
own private affairs, but also is not concerned with public affairs
to solve his private matters.
Here in Athens we do like.
We have been taught to respect the judiciary, and we were also taught to respect
laws and to never forget that we protect those who receive
offense.
And we were also taught to observe those unwritten laws that
reside in the universal sense of what is right and what is
common sense.
Here in Athens we do like.
A man who does not care about the state we do not consider it harmless, but useless
, and although a few are able to give life to a
politics, all well here in Athens we can judge it.
We do not regard the discussion as an obstacle on the path of democracy
.
We believe that happiness is the fruit of freedom, but freedom
is only the fruit of the value.
So, I proclaim that Athens is the school of Hellas, and that every Athenian
growing developing in him a happy versatility, self-confidence,
readiness to face any situation and for this reason that our city is open
the world and we never expel a foreigner.
Here in Athens we do like.
Historia Magistra Vitae! Let us not forget!
RELATED LINKS (by double clicking on the address below you switch to another blog, but you can leave comments by clicking on a post with his own impressions)
http://libridibeppeavanzato.blogspot.com /
0 comments:
Post a Comment