Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2007-01-31-Speech-3-173"
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"Mr President, every presidency tries to leave its own particular mark. Europe is organising itself formally and looking to the future. That is right and proper, but it would be a mistake to try and build a future from scratch, creating a new kind of person. The USSR tried to do so and failed dismally. Europe must take account of its history, including both its finest hours and its most terrible times. It is important to distil from historical truth values that have proved their worth and which were crucial to overcoming past crises. Prominent amongst them are Christian values in the broadest sense of the word. These constitute a key reference point for mankind. I trust the current Presidency will enable Christian values to play a leading role in Parliament’s work, to ensure a full and healthy democracy. A democracy that is not founded on profound values is bound to be weak and unfit for its purpose."@en1
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