New year’s address by the President of the Republic 31 December 2011

People of Estonia,

Tonight, at this hour – when one year becomes the next; when one thing fades as another takes form – it is fitting to recognise that now, in our 20^th year of new freedom, we have truly come of age. First and foremost, this is related to what is around us.

Now we must become a part of a world that has come of age, too. We must do so wisely, striking a balance; with a respect for our achievements, and our worth. Let us remember that our freedom – that whitest of white ships we awaited for a full 700 and then another 50 years – is the freedom to go, and to go freely, wherever we wish.

31.12.2011

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