We have come a long way and we are going a long way! Without a doubt! Our goal is to create a society of free and equal people in our country, in which there is no exploitation of men by other men.

From the speech “'Per la sfiducia al IV Governo De Gasperi”' (On the vote of no confidence in the Fourth De Gasperi Government), Constituent Assembly, 26 September 1947, in “'Discorsi parlamentari: 1946-1951”' (Parliamentary Speeches: 1946-1951), Chamber of Deputies, 1984.