"The Constitution is extremely young, it was made with such wisdom that it also adapts to the course of decades, there are norms that have an elasticity and ductility...". This is how Sergio Mattarella, president of the Republic, addressed the digital creators in attendance at the Quirinale regarding the "Constitution in shorts". "The Constitution is a matter for the young, not for the old," said the Head of State, revealing his favorite article: "It is the first because it opens the Constitution, it is summarized and contains 5 elements: One, Republic, democracy, labor and popular sovereignty". During the dialogue with digital creators at the Quirinale, the President of the Republic justified his selection as follows: "The fact that the Italian Republic is a single entity, and not merely an article, signifies that it is neither a sum nor a federation of republics. Then it is democratic, as the constituents indicated, which implies that Italy is a Republic marked by freedom and equality, and hence democracy not only from a legal and organizational standpoint, but also from a social and economic one. Then there is the 'built on work'; the arguments of those who provided this phrase imply and necessitate a common commitment, a solidarity, which is 'based on effort, not privilege, and not on the work of others', which is a very effective definition."
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