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SpeechesInaugural Address by President Dalia Grybauskaitė Vilnius, Daukanto Square
I am here because such was your will and such was my choice.
Power is not for glory or money. POLITICS IS NOT A TYPE OF BUSINESS. IT IS A CALLING! I am here not to rule, but to serve the people. This opportunity to make life better and Lithuania stronger is my greatest reward and my ultimate goal. Was one thousand years enough for us to understand what kind of state we wish to be and what we actually are? Dear Standard Bearers who have come to stand by my side from all across Lithuania!
You are witnesses that contempt for people, disrespect for the law and unfairness abound in our cities and towns. LET US BUILD THE STATE OURSELVES!
Let us start from the foundation - the local government.
But let us not follow mistaken paths. If we vote for empty promises or guided by frustration, if we can be bought or can bribe others, democracy will become a mere parody of itself.
My Dear Fellow People!
As I travelled across Lithuania, I saw a lot of hatred and self-destruction. I saw a huge divide between poverty and wealth.
I INVITE LITHUANIA TO MAKE PEACE WITH ITSELF!
We are one people. We are one nation.
It is only working together that we will overcome the economic, political and moral downturn in Lithuania. I wish us all strength! Dalia Grybauskaitė, President of the Republic of Lithuania |
Engagements10:00 President attends a solemn sitting at the Seimas on the occasion of March 11, the Day of Restoration of Lithuania’s Independence (Seimas, Gedimino pr. 53) 12:00 President participates in the three Baltic States’ flag-hoisting ceremony and watches a parade of the Lithuanian Armed Forces on the Independence Square 13:30 Holy Mass (Vilnius Cathedral) 15:00 President receives heads of foreign states and other foreign guests (Office of the President, S. Daukanto a. 3)
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