DISCURSUL REGELUI MIHAI N

PARLAMENT.
Discursul Majest ii Sale Regelui Mihai I
! "a a Ca#erel$r reu!ite ale
Parla#e!tului R$#%!iei&
'( $ct$#)rie '*++& $ra +*
,D$a#!el$r i -$#!il$r se!at$ri i
-e.uta i&
Su!t #ai )i!e -e ai/eci -e a!i -e c%!-
#0a# a-resat ulti#a $ar !a iu!ii r$#%!e
-e la tri)u!a Parla#e!tului. A# .ri#it cu
)ucurie i cu s.era! i!1ita ia
re.re/e!ta! il$r legiti#i ai .$.$rului.
Pri#a !$astr -at$rie ast/i este s !e
a#i!ti# -e t$ i cei care au #urit .e!tru
i!-e.e!-e! a i li)ert ile !$astre& !
t$ate r/)$aiele .e care a tre)uit s le
-uce# i ! e1e!i#e!tele -i! Dece#)rie
+232& care au -r%#at -ictatura
c$#u!ist. Nu .ute# a1ea 1iit$r "r a
res.ecta trecutul !$stru. Ulti#ii -$u/eci
-e a!i au a-us -e#$cra ie& li)ert i i u!
!ce.ut -e .r$s.eritate. 4a#e!ii
clt$resc& i #.li!esc 1isele i !cearc
s0 i c$!s$li-e/e "a#ilia i 1ia a& s.re
)i!ele ge!era iil$r 1iit$are. R$#%!ia a
e1$luat #ult ! ulti#ele -$u -ece!ii.
Mersul R$#%!iei eur$.e!e -e ast/i are
ca "u!-a#e!t e5iste! a Parla#e!tului.
Dru#ul !$stru ire1ersi)il ctre U!iu!ea
Eur$.ea! i NAT4 !u ar "i "$st .$si)il
"r ac iu!ea& !tru li)ertate i
-e#$cra ie& a Legislati1ului r$#%!esc -e
-u. a!ul +232. Dar .$litica este $ sa)ie
cu -$u ti uri. Ea gara!tea/ -e#$cra ia
i li)ert ile& -ac este .racticat !
res.ectul legii i al i!stitu iil$r. P$litica
.$ate !s a-uce .reju-icii cet ea!ului&
-ac este a.licat ! -is.re ul eticii&
.ers$!ali/%!- .uterea i !es$c$ti!- r$stul
.ri#$r-ial al i!stitu iil$r Statului. Multe
6ING MIHAI I7S SPEECH IN THE PARLIAMENT.
His Majest8 6i!g Mihai I7s s.eech )e"$re the
gathere- R$$#s $" the R$#a!ia! Parlia#e!t&
'(th $" 4ct$)er& '*++& +* $7cl$c9
,La-ies a!- ge!tle#e! se!at$rs a!- -e.uties&
There are #$re the! si5t8 8ears si!ce I71e last
a--resse- the r$#a!ia! !ati$! "r$# the Parlia#e!t7s
.lat"$r#. I ha1e als$ gla-l8 recei1e- the i!1itati$! $"
the .e$.le7s legal re.rese!tati1es. 4ur .ri#ar8 -ut8
!$:a-a8s is t$ re#e#)er all th$se :h$ -ie- "$r $ur
i!-e.e!-e!ce a!- "ree-$#& i! all the :ars that :e ha-
t$ "ight a!- i! the e1e!ts "r$# Dece#)er +232& :hich
)r$ught -$:! the c$##u!ist -ictat$rshi.. The last
t:e!t8 8ears ha1e )r$ught -e#$crac8& "ree-$# a!- a
)egi!!i!g $" .r$s.erit8. Pe$.le are tra1elli!g& the8
are "ul"illi!g their -rea#s a!- the8 are tr8i!g t$
stea-8 their "a#il8 a!- their li1es& "$r the :ell)ei!g
$" the "uture ge!erati$!s. R$#a!ia has e1$l1e- a l$t
i! the last t:$ -eca-es.
The :al9 $" the Eur$.ea! R$#a!ia $" t$-a8 has the
e5iste!ce $" the Parlia#e!t as a "$u!-ati$!. 4ur
irre1ersi)le r$a- t$:ar-s the Eur$.ea! U!i$! a!-
NAT4 :$ul-!7t ha1e )ee! .$ssi)le :ith$ut the
acti$!& "$r "ree-$# a!- -e#$crac8& $" the R$#a!ia!
Legislati1e a"ter +232. ;ut .$litics is a t:$ e-ge-
s:$r-. It e!sures -e#$crac8 a!- "ree-$#& i" it is
.ractice- :ith res.ect t$ la: a!- i!stituti$!s.
H$:e1er& .$litics ca! als$ har# the citi/e!& i" it is
a..lie- i! c$!te#.t t$ ethics& .ers$!ali/i!g .$:er
a!- -isregar-i!g the .ri#$r-ial .ur.$se $" the state7s
i!stituti$!s. Ma!8 -$#ai!s i! the r$#a!ia! li"e&
#a!age- a-e<uatel8 a!- "reel8& #a!age- t$ .r$cee-&
-$#e!ii -i! 1ia a r$#%!easc&
g$s.$-rite c$#.ete!t i li)er& au reu it
s #earg #ai -e.arte& ! ciu-a cri/ei
ec$!$#ice= #icii !tre.ri!/t$ri i
c$#.a!iile #ijl$cii& ti!erii i .r$"es$rii
-i! u!i1ersit i& licee i c$li& cei -i!
agricultur. !cearc s0 i "ac -at$ria
$a#e!ii -e art& #ilitarii& -i.l$#a ii i
"u!c i$!arii .u)lici& -e i su!t .uter!ic
!cerca i -e li.sa )a!il$r i -escuraja i
i!stitu i$!al. i "ac -at$ria "a -e ar
i!stitu ii .recu# Aca-e#ia R$#%! i
;a!ca Na i$!al& -e i 1re#urile -e ast/i
!u au res.ectul cu1e!it "a -e ierarhia
1al$ril$r -i! s$cietatea r$#%!esc. Su!t
#%h!it c& -u. -$u -ece!ii -e re1e!ire
la -e#$cra ie& $a#e!ii )tr%!i i cei
)$l!a1i su!t !e1$i i s treac .ri! situa ii
!j$sit$are. R$#%!ia are !e1$ie -e
i!"rastructur. Aut$str/ile& .$rturile i
aer$.$rturile #$-er!e su!t .arte -i! "$r a
!$astr& ca stat i!-e.e!-e!t. Agricultura
!u este u! -$#e!iul al trecutului ist$ric&
ci al 1iit$rului. c$ala este i 1a "i $
.iatr -e te#elie a s$ciet ii.
Regi!a i cu #i!e& alturi -e >a#ilia
!$astr& 1$# c$!ti!ua s "ace# ceea ce
a# "cut !t$t-eau!a= 1$# sus i!e
i!teresele "u!-a#e!tale ale R$#%!iei&
c$!ti!uitatea i tra-i iile rii !$astre. Nu
#0a .utea a-resa !a iu!ii "r a 1$r)i
-es.re >a#ilia Regal i -es.re
i#.$rta! a ei ! 1ia a rii. C$r$a!a
regal !u este u! si#)$l al trecutului& ci $
re.re/e!tare u!ic a i!-e.e!-e! ei&
su1era!it ii i u!it ii !$astre. C$r$a!a
este $ re"lectare a Statului& ! c$!ti!uitatea
lui ist$ric& i a Na iu!ii& ! -e1e!irea ei.
C$r$a!a a c$!s$li-at R$#%!ia .ri!
l$ialitate& curaj& res.ect& seri$/itate i
#$-estie.
D$a#!el$r i -$#!il$r se!at$ri i
-e.uta i&
I!stitu iile -e#$cratice !u su!t gu1er!ate
-$ar -e legi& ci i -e etic& si# al
-at$riei. Iu)irea -e ar i c$#.ete! a
i! s.ite $" the ec$!$#ic crisis= the s#all )usi!ess#e!
a!- the #i-si/e c$#.a!ies& 8$u!g #e! a!- .r$"ess$rs
i! u!i1ersities& high sch$$ls a!- sch$$ls& the .e$.le i!
agriculture. The artists& s$l-iers& -i.l$#ats a!- ci1il
ser1a!ts are tr8i!g t$ -$ their -ut8& alth$ugh the8 are
hea1il8 a""ecte- )8 the lac9 $" #$!e8 a!- the8 are
-isc$urage- )8 the i!stituti$!s. I!stituti$!s li9e the
R$#a!ia! Aca-e#8 a!- the Nati$!al ;a!9 are -$i!g
their -ut8 t$:ar-s the c$u!tr8& alth$ugh the ti#es $"
t$-a8 -$ !$t ha1e the .r$.er res.ect "$r the hierarch8
$" 1alues i! the r$#a!ia! s$ciet8. I a# a""licte- that&
a"ter t:$ -eca-es $" retur!i!g t$ -e#$crac8& the
el-erl8 a!- the sic9 are "$rce- t$ g$ thr$ugh
hu#iliati!g situati$!s. R$#a!ia !ee-s a!
i!"rastructure. M$-er! high:a8s& .$rts a!- air.$rts
are .art $" $ur stre!gth& as a! i!-e.e!-e!t state.
Agriculture is !$t a -$#ai! $" the hist$rical .ast& )ut
$" the "uture. Sch$$l is a!- :ill )e a c$r!erst$!e $"
s$ciet8.
The ?uee! a!- I& al$!g :ith $ur >a#il8& :ill
c$!ti!ue t$ -$ :hat :e ha1e al:a8s -$!e= :e :ill
su..$rt the )asic i!terests $" R$#a!ia& its c$!ti!uit8
a!- the tra-iti$!s $" $ur c$u!tr8. I c$ul- !$t a--ress
the !ati$! :ith$ut s.ea9i!g a)$ut the R$8al >a#il8
a!- a)$ut its i#.$rta!ce i! the li"e $" the c$u!tr8.
The R$8al Cr$:! is !$t a s8#)$l $" the .ast& )ut a
s$le re.rese!tati$! $" $ur i!-e.e!-e!ce& s$1ereig!t8
a!- u!it8. The Cr$:! is a re"lecti$! $" the State& i! its
hist$rical c$!ti!uit8& a!- $" the Nati$!& i! its
)l$ss$#i!g. The Cr$:! has stre!gthe!e- R$#a!ia
thr$ugh l$8alt8& c$urage& res.ect& seri$us!ess a!-
#$-est8.
La-ies a!- ge!tle#e! se!at$rs a!- -e.uties7&
The -e#$cratic i!stituti$!s are !$t g$1er!e- $!l8 )8
la:s& )ut als$ )8 ethics& a se!se $" -ut8. The l$1e "$r
su!t criteriile .ri!ci.ale ale 1ie ii .u)lice.
A1e i !cre-ere ! -e#$cra ie& ! r$stul
i!stitu iil$r i ! regulile l$r@ Lu#ea -e
#%i!e !u .$ate e5ista "r #$ral& "r
cre-i! i "r #e#$rie. Ci!is#ul&
i!teresul !gust i la itatea !u tre)uie s
!e $cu.e 1ia a. R$#%!ia a #ers #ai
-e.arte .ri! i-ealurile #aril$r $a#e!i ai
ist$riei !$astre& ser1ite res.$!sa)il i
ge!er$s.
! a!ul +232& ! ajut$rul R$#%!iei s0au
ri-icat 1$ci cu aut$ritate& 1e!i!- -e .e
t$ate #eri-ia!ele gl$)ului. Ele s0au
a-ugat sacri"iciului ti!eril$r -e a !ltura
$ tira!ie cu e"ect -istrugt$r asu.ra "ii! ei
!a iu!ii. A s$sit #$#e!tul& -u. -$u/eci
-e a!i& s a1e# u! c$#.$rta#e!t .u)lic
ru.t c$#.let i -e"i!iti1 -e !ra1urile
trecutului. De#ag$gia& -isi#ularea&
eg$is#ul .ri#iti1& ag area -e .utere i
)u!ul .lac !u au ce cuta ! i!stitu iile
r$#%!e ti ale a!ului '*++. Ele a-uc .rea
#ult a#i!te -e a!ii -i!ai!te -e +232.
Se cu1i!e s re/ist# .re/e!tului Ai s !e
.regti# 1iit$rul. U!iBi !tre !$i Ai cu
1eci!ii i "ra ii !$Atri& s c$!ti!u#
e"$rtul -e a re-e1e!i -e#!i i res.ecta i.
A# ser1it !a iu!ea r$#%! -e0a lu!gul
u!ei 1ie i lu!gi i .li!e -e e1e!i#e!te&
u!ele "ericite i #ulte !e"ericite. Du. 3C
-e a!i -e c%!- a# -e1e!it Rege& .$t s.u!e
"r e/itare !a iu!ii r$#%!e= Cele #ai
i#.$rta!te lucruri -e -$)%!-it& -u.
li)ertate i -e#$cra ie& su!t i-e!titatea i
-e#!itatea. Elita r$#%!easc are aici $
#are rs.u!-ere. De#$cra ia tre)uie s
#)$g easc arta c%r#uirii& !u s $
srceasc. R$#%!ia& ca i t$ate rile -i!
Eur$.a& are !e1$ie -e c%r#uit$ri
res.ecta i i .rice.u i. Nu tre)uie
!ici$-at uita i r$#%!ii i .#%!turile
r$#%!e ti care !e0au "$st luate& ca ur#are
a #.r iril$r Eur$.ei ! s"ere -e
i!"lue! . Este -re.tul l$r s -eci- -ac
1$r s triasc ! ara !$astr sau -ac 1$r
s r#%! se.ara i. Eur$.a -e ast/i este
the c$u!tr8 a!- the c$#.ete!ce are the #ai! criteria
$" .u)lic li"e. Trust i! -e#$crac8& i! the .ur.$se $"
i!stituti$!s a!- i! their rules@ The :$rl- $" t$#$rr$:
ca!!$t e5ist :ith$ut #$ral& :ith$ut "aith a!- :ith$ut
#e#$r8. Ci!is#& !arr$: se!se a!- c$:ar-!ess #ust
!$t $ccu.8 $ur li1es. R$#a!ia :e!t "$r:ar- )8 the
i-eals $" the great .e$.le i! $ur hist$r8& ser1e-
res.$!si)l8 a!- ge!er$us.
I! +232& 1$ices :ith auth$rit8 ha1e rise!& c$#i!g
"r$# all $1er the :$rl-& t$ hel. R$#a!ia. The8 ha1e
a--e- t$ the sacri"ice $" 8$u!g #e! t$ re#$1e a
t8ra!!8 :ith a -estructi1e e""ect $! the !ati$!. A"ter
t:e!t8 8ears& the ti#e has c$#e t$ ha1e a .u)lic
)eha1i$ur stri..e- a:a8 "r$# the )a- ha)its $" the
.ast c$#.letel8 a!- "$re1er. The -e#ag$g8& the
-issi#ulati$!& the .ri#iti1e sel"ish!ess& the cli!gi!g
t$ .$:er a!- the sel"0:ill ha1e !$ r$$# i! the
r$#a!ia! i!stituti$!s $" '*++. The8 re#i!- t$$ #uch
$" the 8ears )e"$re +232.
It is !ecessar8 t$ sta!- u. t$ the .rese!t a!- .re.are
$ur "uture. U!ite- a#$!g us a!- :ith $ur !eigh)$rs7
a!- )r$thers& t$ c$!ti!ue the e""$rt $" )ec$#i!g agai!
:$rth8 a!- res.ecte-. I ha1e ser1e- the r$#a!ia!
!ati$! thr$ugh$ut a l$!g li"e a!- a li"e "ull $" e1e!ts&
s$#e ha..8 a!- #a!8 u!ha..8. A"ter 3C 8ears si!ce I
)eca#e 9i!g& I ca! sa8 t$ the r$#a!ia! !ati$!&
:ith$ut hesitati$!& that= The #$st i#.$rta!t thi!gs t$
ac<uire& a"ter "ree-$# a!- -e#$crac8& are i-e!tit8
a!- -ig!it8. The r$#a!ia! elite has a great
res.$!si)ilit8 here. De#$crac8 #ust e!rich the art $"
ruli!g& !$t i#.$1erish it. R$#a!ia& li9e all the
c$u!tries i! Eur$.e& !ee-s res.ecte- a!- s9ille-
rulers. De #ust !e1er "$rget the r$#a!ia!s a!- the
r$#a!ia! la!-s that :ere ta9e! a:a8 "r$# us as a
result $" s.litti!g Eur$.e i!t$ s.heres $" i!"lue!ce. It
is their right t$ -eci-e i" the8 :ish t$ li1e i! $ur
c$u!tr8 $r i" the8 :ish t$ re#ai! se.arate-. The
Eur$.e $" t$-a8 is a c$!ti!e!t i! :hich .e$.le a!-
la!-s -$ !$t cha!ge as a result $" the -ecisi$!s $"
.$liticia!s. M8 $ath :as ta9e! a!- it c$!ti!ues t$ )e
a1aila)le "$r all the r$#a!ia!s. The8 are all .art $"
u! c$!ti!e!t ! care .$.$arele i
.#%!turile !u se schi#) ca re/ultat al
-eci/iil$r .$liticie!il$r. Eur#%!tul #eu a
"$st "cut i c$!ti!u s "ie 1ala)il .e!tru
t$ i r$#%!ii. Ei su!t t$ i .arte a !a iu!ii
!$astre i a a 1$r r#%!e t$t-eau!a. St
-$ar ! .uterea !$astr s "ace# ara
stat$r!ic& .r$s.er i a-#irat ! lu#e.
Nu 1- R$#%!ia -e ast/i ca .e $
#$ te!ire -e la .ri! ii !$ tri& ci ca .e $
ar .e care a# luat0$ cu #.ru#ut -e la
c$.iii !$ tri.
A a s !e ajute Du#!e/eu@ F
$ur !ati$! a!- the8 shall re#ai! s$ "$re1er. It is $!l8
i! $ur .$:er t$ #a9e the c$u!tr8 stea-8& .r$s.er a!-
a-#ire- i! the :$rl-.
I -$ !$t see the R$#a!ia $" t$-a8 as a legac8 "r$#
$ur "$re"athers& )ut als$ as a c$u!tr8 that :e ha1e
)$rr$:e- "r$# $ur chil-re!.
S$ hel. us G$-@F