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Here are some articles, whole and in part of the fundamental principles that I personally consider important.
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The Constitution of the Italian Republic
PRINCIPLES
Article 1.
Italy is a democratic republic, founded on work.
The sovereignty belongs to the people and is exercised in the manner and within the limits of the Constitution.
Article 2.
The Republic recognizes and guarantees the inviolable rights of man, as an individual and in social groups where he expresses his personality, and demands the fulfillment of the mandatory duties of political solidarity, economic and social development.
Article 3.
All citizens have equal social dignity and are equal before the law, without distinction of sex, race, language, religion, political opinion, personal and social conditions. [...]
Section 7.
The State and the Catholic Church are, each in its own, independent and sovereign. [...]
Article 11.
Italy repudiates war as an instrument of aggression against the freedom of other peoples and as a means of settling international disputes allows, on an equal footing with other States, the limitations of sovereignty necessary for an order that ensures peace and justice between nations, promotes and encourages international organizations having such ends.
