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Amintore Fanfani

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“I am fond of Moro and have given him a lot of good advice, but he doesn't follow it and has got it into his head that I am his rival. Once Moro gets an idea into his head, there's no way of making him change it.”
Amintore Fanfani (1908–1999) said by 1999 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The universal revolt against capitalist civilisation, carried out in the name of an ideal of human dignity and justice, proves that the Christian conscience may fall asleep, but it cannot die.”
Amintore Fanfani (1908–1999) said by 1999 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Do you want divorce? Then you should know that abortion will follow. And after that, same-sex marriage.”
Amintore Fanfani (1908–1999) said by 1999 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“(About the politicians who will go down in the history of the Christian Democracy) Dossetti and De Gasperi, but I could also add Piccioni, La Pira and Moro. I have never seen anyone of that calibre, with that character and that background, in the party again.”
Amintore Fanfani (1908–1999) said by 1999 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“(About the newly founded Christian Democracy) It had nothing but enthusiasm, values and determination.”
Amintore Fanfani (1908–1999) said by 1999 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“(About Giuseppe Dossetti) A great friend and, of course, a mentor. I was the first to find out that he was going to become a priest.”
Amintore Fanfani (1908–1999) said by 1999 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“At one point, I was leaving active politics in the DC. I had already made up my mind. It was shortly after Christmas 1945.”
Amintore Fanfani (1908–1999) said by 1999 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“[...] The Pope Pius XII]] looked at me and said these words: 'When you are at a crossroads and don't know which path to take, at least have the courage to choose the most difficult one.' I understood everything; while he was blessing me, I had already decided to stay in Rome and to remain with the Christian Democrats.”
Amintore Fanfani (1908–1999) said by 1999 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“(About the origin of the name 'Christian Democracy') We needed a name that would not make the party a slave to anyone, that would not lend itself to us being subordinated. A name that conveyed the idea of courage, the desire to build, and the ability to do so.”
Amintore Fanfani (1908–1999) said by 1999 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Even if a party imprudently calls itself Catholic, it should not be subordinate to the Church. This is in the interests of both sides.”
Amintore Fanfani (1908–1999) said by 1999 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I do not forget the things that have hindered me and offended me, but I do not hold a grudge against those who did them. Nor do I seek revenge.”
Amintore Fanfani (1908–1999) said by 1999 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I am an effective and engaging teaching tool.”
Amintore Fanfani (1908–1999) said by 1999 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I have often been three or four years ahead of my contemporaries, and perhaps some of my political defeats are due to this.”
Amintore Fanfani (1908–1999) said by 1999 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“In politics, lies are of no use.”
Amintore Fanfani (1908–1999) said by 1999 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“No one has ever died from eating lettuce, whereas politics has claimed many victims.”
Amintore Fanfani (1908–1999) said by 1999 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“(About Alcide De Gasperi) He was one of the very few men from whom I never heard a disrespectful opinion about anyone.”
Amintore Fanfani (1908–1999) said by 1999 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“[At the ceremony for the laying of the foundation stone of the Salerno–Reggio Calabria motorway on 22 January 1962] A year and a half ago, when I presented the government to Parliament, I made a commitment to extend Italy's main motorway network to Reggio Calabria. At the end of 1960, the Council of Ministers provided funding for the project. In July 1961, Parliament approved the project. Work on the new motorway is now starting in Reggio Calabria, and will begin in Salerno this evening. Within three years, this motorway will connect the far south of the peninsula to the Alps in the most modern way possible. The very start of this important project allows us to recall that this was the one and only commitment made by the government that I had the honour of leading for eighteen months: namely, through new initiatives and new laws, to peacefully unite all the people of Italy, free and at peace, through work and progress, and to integrate them, with increasing authority, into the European family, into the Atlantic nations, and into the wider human community. These words, therefore, express the particular satisfaction we feel as we begin this unique project, looking back on the achievements that, from the summer of 1960 to January 1962, the united support of the democratic forces enabled us to make our Italy great.”
Amintore Fanfani (1908–1999) said by 1999 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source