PM insists on values before votes
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi insisted that values must always come before votes when he addressed a meeting of the Bureau of The Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) in the European Parliament. The meeting is being held in Florence. "We are living in an era where our values have been eroded, where relativism prevails in our societies and where even the definition of basic common values is often put to question," Dr Gonzi said. "We should ask ourselves: what values lie at the root of the crises that our societies face?The so called non-negotiable values became very much negotiable to the extent that truth became the orphan of a society designed only on one basic concept 'I want it all and I want it now'. THE HUMAN LIFE. Dr Gonzi said one question which everyone should be asking was: "How precious is the human life today?" By precious, he did not mean only the sanctity of the human person throughout the whole cycle of life but also the dignity of the human person. "Have we not - in a sense - subjected this human dignity to the dignity of the financial markets? What are our priorities? Those who have lost their jobs or are unable to continue to study at University because the fees are too high Or do we prefer to focus exclusively on keeping our credit rating agencies happy Or on keeping our critics at bay."