"Every belief has a subjective component; it presupposes the adherence of individuals. Now, Article 54 of the Constitution, whose centrality has been overlooked for too long, is formally applicable here. This article, which not coincidentally concludes Part One of our Charter, obliges all citizens to be loyal to the Republic and to observe the Constitution and the laws." This was written by the Cagliari-born jurist Umberto Allegretti, who died at the age of 92. He was a valuable reference for younger generations approaching the world of law.
"He conducted studies in constitutional law and taught public law at the University of the Sardinian capital," recalls his friend Franco Meloni on the Aladinpensiero website. After teaching at the University of Siena, he completed his academic career in Florence, where he moved with his wife, Teresa Crespellani, a professor of structural engineering.
From Tuscany, he returned to his island. His return to Cagliari was another intense period in his life, with a timely and authoritative presence in the public debate, defending the principles enshrined in the Constitution and giving new impetus to Sardinian autonomy, of which he was one of the leading scholars and experts. A practicing Catholic, he gave strength to numerous grassroots Catholic groups in Cagliari and Florence. Always faithful to the ideas of the left, he was involved in the struggles of the Sant'Elia Neighborhood Committee in the 1970s.
He deeply loved the Constitution and defended until the end what he considered a fundamental bastion of democracy and freedom, "in the belief that the constitutional state bestowed upon us after the war includes an indelible element: a feeling, a culture, and a dedicated attitude of affection for one's country."
