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Mattarella remembers Manzoni in Milan. The speech of the President of the Republic - Video

The speech of the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, for the 150th anniversary of the death of Alessandro Manzoni

22/05/2023

"In Manzoni's idea of freedom, justice, equality and solidarity one can see an anticipation of the basic vision of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948" and from human rights "Manzoni's conception extends to that of international law and relations between States, where we find a lucid and sharp criticism of exasperated nationalism". This was stated by the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, in his speech for the 150th anniversary of the death of Alessandro Manzoni. "Because morality, fraternity and justice must prevail over hatred, selfishness, useless and counterproductive rivalries," he continued.