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Van der Bellen Urges Unified Commitment to SocietyAt the Salzburg Festival, the president highlighted the need for moral clarity and courage to act for the common good.
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- Alexander Van der Bellen called for an end to strategic maneuvering among leaders in politics, business, and culture during the festival opening.
- Responsible behavior requires firm moral principles and the bravery to make unpopular choices when necessary.
- Artists were encouraged to maintain their role as a critical voice and to challenge abuses of power.
- The president stressed the duty to work for collective welfare and to take responsibility for the outcomes of one’s actions.
Let us stop the maneuvering.— Alexander Van der Bellen calls in his speech at the festival opening to think of the greater common good and to do what is right.
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