«Today we are here to commemorate a free and courageous man killed by fascist squadristi for his ideas. Honoring his memory is essential to remind ourselves every day, 100 years after that speech, of the value of freedom of speech and thought against those who would like to claim the right to establish what is allowed to say and think and what is not.” The Prime Minister declares it Giorgia Meloni on the occasion of the centenary of Matteotti's death. «Matteotti's lesson – he adds – today more than ever, reminds us that our democracy is such if it is based on respect for others, on discussion, on freedom, not on violence».
Matteotti's lesson, explains Meloni, «reminds us that our democracy is such if it is based on respect for others, on discussion, on freedom, and not on violence, oppression, intolerance and hatred for political opponent”. «On 30 May 1924, – adds the Prime Minister – Giacomo Matteotti gave his last speech in the Chamber, which would later cost him his life. In that speech, Matteotti defended political freedom, embodied in parliamentary representation and free elections.”