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Nilde Iotti Quotes

1920–1999 Italy

Italy

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The Constitution does not and cannot have either an ideology or a partisan philosophy.

(Referring to the Northern League) The leagues stir up old ideas of separation and selfishness that call national unity into question.

So, I believe that the number of parliamentarians is really too high.

(About Massimo D'Alema secretary of the Democratic Party of the Left) At a time like this, we need a party leader with many skills.

The Resistance was an extraordinary event. It achieved a truly exceptional unity that ranged from Badoglio's officers to communist workers.

The presence of women in Parliament has elevated women's issues as an integral part of Italian political life. In the past, these issues were kept on the sidelines.

Talking about amnesty in the case of the Years of Lead would be out of place. Let's not forget that the armed struggle was waged against a democratic state, not against a fascist regime.

In the democratic system established by the Constitution, the Parliament, and only the Parliament, is the expression of the will of the people. Our Constitution does not allow the country to be without a Parliament endowed with its powers for even a single day.

(Aboout the Togliatti amnesty of 1946) The amnesty helped break the continuity with a regime that constantly preached revenge.

(About the comparison between Palmiro Togliatti and Massimo D'Alema) D'Alema has great political intelligence, but he has less experience, which leads him to be more impetuous and less attentive to repercussions.

We loved the mountains. Togliatti was a keen walker, as was I.

(About the Bicameral Committee for Constitutional Reforms) The conditions are in place for positive work. We must all carry it out with the best interests of our country in mind. We will and must be judged on this work.

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