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03 April 2021 "Reconstruction, restart, rebirth" were the pillars of the political creed of Alcide De Gasperi, of which - recalls the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella in a statement on the 140th anniversary of the birth of the Christian Democrat statesman - which they also assume today, in the pandemic season, an essential significance and relief for the future of the country.



"It is 140 years since the birth of Alcide De Gasperi. The Republic - observes Mattarella - remembers the figure of the founding father and the country is grateful for his work as creator of the moral, civil, economic and democratic reconstruction after the tragedy of the war wanted by Fascism. Reconstruction, restart, rebirth are words of that time that recur in our days, in which we are hardly committed to fighting the pandemic, with an eye to the future ".



"De Gasperi - continues Mattarella - had the courage to make difficult choices. He assumed the office of Head of State following the results of the referendum of June 1946, putting an end to ambiguous hesitations on the part of the monarchy and thus putting an end to any insidious uncertainty for survival His visionary capacity contributed to developing the capital of freedom conquered with the Resistance in a fully democratic order, in a policy oriented towards the fight against poverty, illiteracy, overcoming social fractures impeding the growth of the country. ".



De Gasperi, Mattarella continues in his statement, "succeeded in giving a new foundation to the idea of ​​a homeland, far from the regressive nationalisms that had thrown the continent into barbarism and he did so also by opening the doors to the resurgence of the idea of ​​Europe. The recomposition of national unity, torn apart during the years of the Nazi-Fascist alliance, found for De Gasperi a guarantee in the Western choice and in that project of European unity, then an ideal and today an extraordinary opportunity as well as a historical responsibility.



"'Non we have the right to despair! '

said the statesman from Trentino in a famous speech in Brussels.

No one can take away the hope of the future from young people because it would obscure the future of the entire community.

This is a task shared by all those with public responsibilities and all citizens.

A task that in moments of acute crisis becomes even more demanding because it places the common good at the highest level ", concludes Mattarella.