Work For Something Because It Is Good,

By Perceiving Ourselves As Part Of The River, We Take Responsibility For The River As A Whole.

The Only Salvation Of The World Today... Is The Rapid Dissemination Of The Basic Values Of The West, That Is, The Ideas Of Democracy, Human Rights, The Civil Society, And The Free Market.

The Salvation Of The World Lies In The Human Heart.

I Cannot Imagine That I Could Strive For Something If I Did Not Carry Hope In Me.

My Dear Fellow Citizens: For Forty Years You Have Heard From My Predecessors On This Day Different Variations Of The Same Theme: How Our Country Flourished, How Many Millions Of Tons Of Steel We Produced, How Happy We All Were, How We Trusted Our Government, And What Bright Perspectives Were Unfolding In Front Of Us. I Assume You Did Not Propose Me For This Office So That I, Too, Would Lie To You.