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Giovanni Falcone
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“Even in the most heinous of criminals, I must see the man.”
Giovanni Falcone (1939–1992) said by 1992 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Annachiara Valle, Il Giovanni Falcone che non conosciamo, famigliacristiana.it, 22 May 2017
“You confuse independence with arbitrariness, that's the problem: those who are independent must always be accountable. Lawyer Alfredo Galasso: “Magistrates are not.” Giovanni Falcone: Oh no? How come? There is a wonderful law on civil liability and you say no?”
Giovanni Falcone (1939–1992) first seen 1991 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: from the TV relay between “Samarcanda” and the “Maurizio Costanzo Show” dedicated to the commemoration of Libero Grassi, the entrepreneur killed by the Mafia, September 26, 1991. Video available on Youtube.com
“It's all theater. [Falcone was referring to the sirens blaring and the heavily armed police officers protecting him during his meeting with Spanish writer Juan Arias.] When the Mafia decides to do it, they'll kill me anyway.”
Giovanni Falcone (1939–1992) said by 1992 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Juan Arias, Mi triste Italia, El Pais, 15 June 2009; translated in La mia triste Italia, Italiadallestero.info
“I believe we need to realize that this is not a personal battle between us and the mafia. If we understood that this must be a commitment—extraordinary in its ordinariness—by everyone to combat a phenomenon that is unworthy of a civilized country, things would certainly be much better.”
Giovanni Falcone (1939–1992) first seen 1991 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: From an interview of Corrado Augias, Telefono giallo, RAI 3, 1991
“The important thing is not to determine whether one has fear or not, but to know how to live with one's fear and not be influenced by it. That's what courage is, otherwise it's no longer courage, it's recklessness.”
Giovanni Falcone (1939–1992) first seen 1988 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Marcelle Padovani, La solitudine del Giudice Falcone (1988)
“The mafia [...] has long served as a model for organized crime. It follows that this substantial uniformity of organizational structure allows the term mafia to be used in a broad sense for all major criminal organizations.”
Giovanni Falcone (1939–1992) first seen 1992 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: From an article published by Micromega, n. 3, Jan-Sept 1992; quoted in Alberto De Bernardi, Scipione Guarracino, La conoscenza storica: fonti e storiografia, vol. 3, Edizioni Scolastiche Bruno Mondadori, 2000, p. 507. I…
“The Mafia is by no means invincible. It is a human phenomenon and, like all human phenomena, it has a beginning and it will also have an end. Rather, we must realize that it is a terribly serious and very grave phenomenon and that it can be defeated not by demanding heroism from defenseless citizens, but by committing all the best forces of the institutions to this battle.”
Giovanni Falcone (1939–1992) first seen 1991 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: From an interview of Gianfranco D’Anna to Giovanni Falcone, RaiTre, 30 August 1991. Cited by the following secondary sources: internazionale.it, libreriamo.it and in the bok of Vincenzo Pilato La Mafia, la Chiesa, lo St…
“Orlando now needs the “temperature” to rise even higher. He will be forced to make bigger and bigger claims every day. To achieve this, he and his friends are ready to do anything, even walk over their parents' dead bodies.”
Giovanni Falcone (1939–1992) said by 1992 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Storia di Giovanni Falcone, Rizzoli, 1993, p. 166
“Interviewer: But why would they do that? Giovani Falcone: Only the spirit of service.”
Giovanni Falcone (1939–1992) first seen 1986 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: From an interview of Franco Alfano at the TV program TG2 Studio Aperto, 16 February 1986. Video available on YouTube.com.
“This is the happy country where, if someone plants a bomb under your house and it doesn't explode, it's your fault for not detonating it.”
Giovanni Falcone (1939–1992) first seen 1992 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: In response to a question from a viewer during an interview with Corrado Augias, 1992. video available on Youtube.com
“(About Antonio Agostino) I owe my life to that boy.”
Giovanni Falcone (1939–1992) said by 1992 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Capaci bis: Mio figlio indagava sulla scomparsa dell'agente Agostino, 11 November 2015; Mafia, il pentito Lo Forte: "faccia da mostro" partecipò all'omicidio Agostino, 26 November 2015
“It is difficult to dispute that mafia organizations (the Sicily Cosa Nostra and the Calabria Ndrangheta) are probably much more closely linked than is officially acknowledged, and that they not only have a thorough understanding of how the State apparatus works, but also have no qualms about targeting anyone they deem appropriate.”
Giovanni Falcone (1939–1992) said by 1992 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Antonino Scopelliti, il magistrato che faceva paura a mafia e terrorismo, 9 August 2018
“Of course, we will still have to deal with organized crime of a mafia nature for a long time to come. For a long time, but not forever: because the mafia is a human phenomenon and, like all human phenomena, it has a beginning, an evolution, and therefore it will also have an end.”
Giovanni Falcone (1939–1992) said by 1992 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I believe that the Mafia is involved in all the important events in Sicilian life, starting with the Allied landing in Sicily during World War II and the appointment of Mafia mayors after the Liberation. I do not presume to venture into political analysis, but I will not be made to believe that certain political groups are not allied with Cosa Nostra—due to an obvious convergence of interests—in an attempt to influence our still immature democracy by eliminating figures who are inconvenient for both. (p. 170)”
Giovanni Falcone (1939–1992) said by 1992 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Joining the Mafia is like converting to a religion. You never stop being a priest. Or a Mafioso.”
Giovanni Falcone (1939–1992) said by 1992 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The realistic picture of the State's commitment to fighting organized crime. Emotional, episodic, fluctuating. Motivated only by the impression made by a particular crime or the effect that a particular government initiative may have on public opinion.”
Giovanni Falcone (1939–1992) said by 1992 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The mafia, I repeat once again, is not a cancer that has proliferated by chance on healthy tissue. It lives in perfect symbiosis with the myriad of protectors, accomplices, informants, debtors of all kinds, big and small masters, intimidated or blackmailed people who belong to all strata of society. This is the breeding ground for the Mafia, with all that this entails in terms of direct or indirect implications, conscious or not, voluntary or forced, which often enjoy the consent of the population.”
Giovanni Falcone (1939–1992) said by 1992 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The same mechanism of expulsion, in practice, is found among the Eskimos and other peoples who abandon the elderly, the seriously ill, and the wounded because they hinder their progress in a hostile land, endangering the survival of all. In a group such as the Mafia, which must defend itself from enemies, those who are weak or sick must be eliminated.”
Giovanni Falcone (1939–1992) said by 1992 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“In moments of melancholy, I allow myself to think about the fate of men of honor: why are men like any other, some with genuine intellectual qualities, forced to invent a criminal activity in order to survive with dignity? (chap. II)”
Giovanni Falcone (1939–1992) said by 1992 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Why do I recall this episode? Because it demonstrates once again how skilled, determined, and intelligent mafiosi are, and how much ability and professionalism is needed to combat mafia violence. My great concern is that the mafia always manages to maintain an advantage over us.”
Giovanni Falcone (1939–1992) said by 1992 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We can always do something: a maxim that should be carved on the bench of every magistrate and every police officer.”
Giovanni Falcone (1939–1992) said by 1992 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“People generally die because they are alone or because they have entered into a game that is too big. They often die because they do not have the necessary alliances, because they lack support. In Sicily, the Mafia strikes at the servants of the State whom the latter has failed to protect.”
Giovanni Falcone (1939–1992) said by 1992 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I fear that the judiciary will return to its old routine: mafiosi doing their job on one side, magistrates doing theirs more or less well on the other, and, when all is said and done, the palpable inefficiency of the State.”
Giovanni Falcone (1939–1992) said by 1992 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It pains me to say this, but if the institutions continue their short-sighted policy towards the mafia, I fear that their absolute lack of prestige in the lands where organized crime thrives will only further favor Cosa Nostra.”
Giovanni Falcone (1939–1992) said by 1992 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“For twenty years, Italy was ruled by a Fascist regime in which all democratic debate was abolished. Subsequently, a single party, the Christian Democrats, monopolized power, especially in Sicily, albeit with occasional allies, from the day of Liberation onwards. For its part, the opposition, even in the fight against the mafia, has not always proved equal to the task, confusing the political struggle against Christian Democracy with the judicial proceedings against Cosa Nostra affiliates, or feeding on prejudices: “Nothing can be done against the mafia as long as this government with these men is in power.”
Giovanni Falcone (1939–1992) said by 1992 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source