The moderator, whose term at the General Assembly will finish this week, said: “These four words are not the possession of any one party. They are words for all of you, for all of us. Words of aspiration.
“For all our MSPs, new and returning, it is a new beginning – a new Parliament, new people to get to know, new roles, new commitments to get up to speed on.”
She added: “We’ve had an election, and by their very nature elections are combative, heated battles at the hustings, the fight for votes, and yet as politicians regardless of party, there is so much that you have in common.
“Public service is not about personal gain or recognition but about serving the welfare of others.