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The crowds always applaud the collapse of idols with sadistic satisfaction.

— Francesco Saverio Borrelli

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In the face of the dangerous erosion of the general will, the collapse of civic conscience and the loss of the sense of justice, the last, extreme bastion of morality, it is the duty of the community to resist, resist, resist, as if on an unyielding line of the Piave.

(Regarding one of the trials in which Silvio Berlusconi was accused) This is not a political trial, even if it is undeniable that it may have political consequences. But our values are written in the penal code.

(About the expression of esteem shown to him by Dario Fo with the request to take an interest in the Sofri trial) I don't know what to make of expressions of esteem that are dictated by ideological preconceptions.

(About the Mani pulite period) At that time, the connection between business and politics, however murky it may have been, did not contradict the fundamental objective of the business world, which is to produce wealth.

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