Our culture protects us against attack from foreign lifestyles and languages. Our traditions are shrouded in our past, they evolve in the present and are expressed in our understandings in our customs and practices, in our language and artistic creativity, and they take us into the future. We belong to the cultural traditions of Europe and are part of Western Christianity. We wish to preserve and develop the fruitful coexistence and mutual respect of European and world cultures. The creators of culture must be guaranteed the right to free expression and the unrestricted right to present and sell their works.
Intellectual property is sacred and untouchable.
Censorship, and the direct intervention by the state or other organisations in the creative process is not permissible. The state must facilitate and promote Estonian culture outside Estonia. Professional as well as folk culture requires should support. In addition to state funds, an increasing part come from various endowments and foundations. The process of distribution of funds must occur as close as possible to those creating the works.