Skip to content

Aldo Moro Quotes

1916–1978 Italy

Aldo Moro (23 September 1916 – 9 May 1978) was an Italian statesman and prominent member of Christian Democracy (DC) and its centre-left wing. He served as prime minister of Italy for five terms from December 1963 to June 1968 and from November 1974 to July 1976.

Italy

Random Aldo Moro quote

8 quotes

When one speaks the truth, one must not regret having spoken it: the truth is always enlightening.

To get things done, one needs all the time that is required.

No one is called upon to choose between being in Europe and in the Mediterranean, since the whole of Europe lies within the Mediterranean.

One does not stand as a candidate for the Quirinale; one is nominated.

Race is the biological element which, by creating particular affinities, determines the identification of the specific sphere of social experience, which is the primary distinguishing feature of the particularities of the State.

Decentralisation in the management of common interests, the establishment of more local and controllable centres, and the trust placed in those directly concerned are all means of bringing power closer to the governed and humanising it as a guarantee of its proper purpose.

Be independent. Do not look to tomorrow but to the day after tomorrow.

There must be no scapegoats, no human sacrifices... The Christian Democrats are closing ranks around their own... You will not put us on trial in the streets; we will not allow ourselves to be put on trial.

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Aldo Moro (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.