In the Constitution of 1948, the adjective "sacred" is used only twice: one of the two times is used to say that «the defense of the homeland is the sacred duty of the citizen».

— Corrado Augias

Nella Costituzione del '48, l'aggettivo "sacro" è usato solo due volte: una delle due volte è usato per dire che «la difesa della patria è sacro dovere del cittadino».

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Senza filtri, 26 giugno 2019. Video available on Youtube.com (min. 11:40-13:20).

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In the Constitution of 1948, the adjective "sacred" is used only twice: one of the two times is used to say that «the defense of the homeland is the sacred duty of the citizen».

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