But Italy can only have any real influence on world affairs if it carries weight in Europe.

Quote by Romano Prodi

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Democracy is moving forward, sometimes a little bit slowly, but it is moving forward. This...

Democracy is moving forward, sometimes a little bit slowly, but it is moving forward. This...

Foreign policy can mean several things, not only foreign policy in the narrow sense. It...

Foreign policy can mean several things, not only foreign policy in the narrow sense. It...

Democracies must have equilibrium... and the entanglement of politics and information must be minimized.

Democracies must have equilibrium... and the entanglement of politics and information must be minimized.

I am not a newcomer, you know, so I want to be judged for what...

I am not a newcomer, you know, so I want to be judged for what...

Think what a revolution it will be if we manage to get everyone to pay...

Think what a revolution it will be if we manage to get everyone to pay...

I am not overconfident.

I am not overconfident.

The Italian economy is certainly the weakest of the big European countries.

The Italian economy is certainly the weakest of the big European countries.

Berlusconi is no longer fit to lead our country.

Berlusconi is no longer fit to lead our country.

I don't want to pass a punitive law, or use politics as a vendetta.

I don't want to pass a punitive law, or use politics as a vendetta.

No one wants to lose their job, or cede the power they've acquired.

No one wants to lose their job, or cede the power they've acquired.

It is becoming more widely acknowledged that it is better to have a good constitution...

It is becoming more widely acknowledged that it is better to have a good constitution...

Italy is divided between us and them, rich and poor, north and south, young and...

Italy is divided between us and them, rich and poor, north and south, young and...

Moreover, resolving the mother of all problems - the Israeli-Palestinian question - requires cooperation between...

Moreover, resolving the mother of all problems - the Israeli-Palestinian question - requires cooperation between...

He uses statistics like a drunk uses lamp-posts, more for support than illumination.

He uses statistics like a drunk uses lamp-posts, more for support than illumination.

The problem of Italy is not really a question of age. Japan has an older...

The problem of Italy is not really a question of age. Japan has an older...