Prince of Asturias Awards 1981–2014. Speeches

12 O viedo | C ampoamor T heatre | Without fear and looking to the future, aware, as has been said, that “the present is only an instant of the past”, let us rest on the everlasting values that we have proclaimed on so many occasions here: effort and sacrifice, tolerance and mutual respect; knowledge and culture; a commitment to solidarity. Let us work, in short, in close cohesion, shoulder to shoulder, with a constructive spirit, with confidence and hope. And let us thus forge a shared confident will in which—legitimate differences apart— generosity, the sense of responsibility and, above all, common interest prevail. Let us be inspired by these principles and let us situate Spain in the place that corresponds to it in this new world that is being shaped in the dawning of the 21st century. It is our responsibility. It is the responsibility of one and all. It is what the people of Spain demand and what, undoubtedly, we shall achieve together. Thank you all very much. 23 rd O ctober 2009