Italian Premier Matteo Renzi on
Wednesday appealed to the British people to vote to remain in
the European Union in Thursday's referendum.
"Seen from Italy, a vote to leave Europe would not be a
disaster, a tragedy or the end of the world for you in the UK.
It would be worse, because it would be the wrong choice," Renzi
wrote in The Guardian.
"It would be a mistake for which you the voters primarily
would pay the price. Because who really wants Britain to be
small and isolated?
"If there's one thing the British have never done when
faced with a challenge that concerns their future, their very
identity, it is to make the wrong choice. A Britain less great
than it is would go against the very logic of those who want an
exit. It would swap autonomy for solitude, pride for weakness,
and identity for self-harm...We will be cheering for Great
Britain in Europe. Not just because you'll be staying with us,
but because, as the ancient Romans used to say: Sibi constet:
stay constant, stay true to yourselves. Remain".
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