Forty Italians awarded for their
civil efforts are examples of "how the sense of community and
solidarity can be interpreted in a concrete and authentic way",
President Sergio Mattarella said on Thursday.
"Your conduct restores confidence in our common life and
helps overcome that sense of fear and mistrust that causes
people to close in on themselves and generates selfishness,"
Mattarella said at the award ceremony at the Quirinal Palace.
"You are the example of what Italy really is, not what it
often appears to be from the crime news. Italy is made of
effort, of the sense of community, of mutual commitment," added
the head of State.
"Your conduct contributes towards reinforcing our common life
and making it real," Mattarella said.
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