De har i Deres formandskab stræbt efter at være frigjort for partikævl og for bekymringer, der bundede i Deres egen personlige overbevisning, for at respektere andres, og det har De i hvert fald gjort meget oprigtigt, selv om det måske ikke er alle, der kan sige, at de altid har følt det sådan.
It has also been characterised by an independence of spirit, the concern expressed by you that some would possibly say has not been felt in all areas, but which has in any case, in my opinion, been expressed with a great deal of sincerity. You also have the ability to detach yourself, in your role as President, from any political in-fighting, to detach yourself from the concerns arising from your own personal convictions to respect those of others.