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Massimo D'Alema
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“Those who steal should be put in jail. Unfortunately, this cannot be done because the majority generally protects them. This is the real scandal that newspapers should be reporting on, but they don't, because they are complicit.”
Massimo D'Alema (born 1949) first seen 1988 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: October 24, 1988. As quoted in Peter Gomez and Marco Travaglio, Se li conosci li eviti, Chiarelettere, Milano, 2008
“There is a desire for normalization, for a return to an old system of power, one on which the mafia has taken root and built its power. This is what alarms us. These are the facts we denounce. (October 5, 1989)”
Massimo D'Alema (born 1949) first seen 2008 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in Peter Gomez and Marco Travaglio, Se li conosci li eviti, Chiarelettere, Milano, 2008.
“(About the Maastricht Treaty) It is clear that the idea of monetary unification and the free movement of capital without integration of development, budgetary, and social policies is deeply questionable, in crisis, and wrong. It is not only a limitation but also a neoliberal distortion of the process of European unity. (October 29, 1992)”
Massimo D'Alema (born 1949) first seen 1992 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: È evidente che l'idea secondo cui l'unificazione monetaria e la libera circolazione dei capitali senza una integrazione delle politiche di sviluppo, di bilancio, dei diritti sociali, appare profondamente discutibile, in…
“Ah-ah! It's unthinkable that Dr. Berlusconi would enter politics. He has to take care of his debts. Stay put, he wouldn't get many votes anyway. This isn't Brazil! (1993)”
Massimo D'Alema (born 1949) first seen 2001 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in Le ultime parole famose, D.Repubblica.it (May 24, 2001)
“I'll say it again: Amato is a liar and a poor man. He's someone who has to do anything to stay where he is, in his chair. But what can I do? Should I tell him to fuck off?”
Massimo D'Alema (born 1949) first seen 1993 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: La Stampa (May 11, 1993); as quoted in Marco Travaglio, Carta Canta – Proto-Vaffa Day, Repubblica.it (September 21, 2007)
“I find it difficult to consider Berlusconi a new man, given that he was one of the closest associates of those who governed Italy in the 1980s. (February 10, 1994)”
Massimo D'Alema (born 1949) first seen 1994 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Ho qualche difficoltà a considerare Berlusconi un uomo nuovo, dal momento che è stato uno degli uomini più vicini a quelli che han governato l'Italia negli anni Ottanta. (10 febbraio 1994)
“Berlusconi reminds me of Kim Il-sung. (July 13, 1994)”
Massimo D'Alema (born 1949) first seen 1994 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Berlusconi mi ricorda Kim Il Sung. (13 luglio 1994)
“Dear Cavaliere, you are like Ceausescu: he too controlled all television in Romania, ha ha! (August 2, 1994)”
Massimo D'Alema (born 1949) first seen 1994 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Caro Cavaliere, lei è come Ceausescu: anche lui, in Romania, controllava tutte le tv, ah, ah! (2 agosto 1994)
“Berlusconi speaks with his typical authoritarian mindset. (September 10, 1994)”
Massimo D'Alema (born 1949) first seen 1994 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Berlusconi parla con la sua tipica mentalità autoritaria. (10 settembre 1994)
“The PDS will never vote for an antitrust law that is not also voted for by the Polo. (June 12, 1995)”
Massimo D'Alema (born 1949) first seen 2010 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in Marco Travaglio, Ad personam, Chiarelettere, Milano, 2010, p. 77. ISBN 978-88-6190-104-9.
“I don't care if Berlusconi wants the reform agreement for personal gain.”
Massimo D'Alema (born 1949) first seen 2010 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in Marco Travaglio, Ad personam, Chiarelettere, Milano, 2010, p. 103. ISBN 978-88-6190-104-9.
“I trust Berlusconi: I truly believe he is sincere when he says he wants reforms. (January 23, 1996)”
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Recorded in: As quoted in Marco Travaglio, Ad personam, Chiarelettere, Milano, 2010, p. 103. ISBN 978-88-6190-104-9.
“(During a visit at Mediaset) I am not here to pay tribute to Berlusconi, but to a company that is a national treasure.”
Massimo D'Alema (born 1949) first seen 1996 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in Paola Di Caro, D'Alema in Fininvest: non dovete temerci, Corriere della Sera (April 5, 1996), p. 3
“The delegitimization of judges undermines the democratic order. (April 9, 1996)”
Massimo D'Alema (born 1949) first seen 1996 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: La delegittimazione dei giudici scardina l'ordinamento democratico. (9 aprile 1996)
“(About Berlusconi) The fall of his leadership worries me, it could block the process of building a democracy of alternation in Italy. (May 31, 1996)”
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Recorded in: As quoted in Marco Travaglio, Ad personam, Chiarelettere, Milano, 2010, p. 110. ISBN 978-88-6190-104-9.
“With Berlusconi we must rewrite the rules of the democratic state. (June 3, 1996)”
Massimo D'Alema (born 1949) first seen 2010 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in Marco Travaglio, Ad personam, Chiarelettere, Milano, 2010, p. 110. ISBN 978-88-6190-104-9.
“Personally, I really like Berlusconi.”
Massimo D'Alema (born 1949) first seen 2010 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in Marco Travaglio, Ad personam, Chiarelettere, Milano, 2010, p. 110. ISBN 978-88-6190-104-9.
“I think it is unfair to attack Di Pietro and the Milan Pool, because these magistrates have done a great service to the country. (July 20, 1997)”
Massimo D'Alema (born 1949) first seen 2010 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in Marco Travaglio, Ad personam, Chiarelettere, Milano, 2010, p. 110. ISBN 978-88-6190-104-9.
“(About Francesco Cossiga) He is now an old gentleman who enjoys himself. (January 11, 1998)”
Massimo D'Alema (born 1949) first seen 1998 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Ormai è un vecchio signore che si diverte. (11 gennaio 1998)
“As for Mani Pulite, perhaps we should scale back the significance of this event a little. The investigations in Milan uncovered what everyone already knew. (February 27, 1998)”
Massimo D'Alema (born 1949) first seen 2008 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in Peter Gomez e Marco Travaglio, Se li conosci li eviti, Chiarelettere, Milano, 2008.
“(Referring to Gnutti, Colaninno, and the irresistible rise of the “capitani coraggiosi” (brave captains)) This is a group of well-known entrepreneurs and managers who built Infostrada and Omnitel. Perhaps they are biting off more than they can chew, but that remains to be seen. As things stand, allow me to applaud their courage. (February 19, 1999)”
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“Being a P2 member means having participated in an organization, a secret sect, that plotted against the state, and this has been confirmed by Parliament. I share this opinion, which was formed after the Anselmi Commission's investigation.”
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Recorded in: From an interview of Radio anch'io (March 7, 2000). As quoted in Mario Guarino e Fedora Raugei Gli anni del disonore: dal 1965 il potere occulto di Licio Gelli e della Loggia P2 tra affari, scandali e stragi, Edizioni D…
“I sincerely find it in poor taste to have held this meeting in Teano. The idea of transforming a page of our country's history into a staged event with Maroni in the place of Garibaldi or Victor Emmanuel is an offense to our country.”
Massimo D'Alema (born 1949) first seen 2000 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in Enzo D'Errico, Polo-Lega, a Teano un «patto» per il Sud, Corriere della Sera (April 12, 2000), p. 7.
“Alessandro Natta represented a whole part of my life.”
Massimo D'Alema (born 1949) first seen 2001 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in L'addio a Natta tra rose rosse e pugni chiusi D'Alema: «Ha rappresentato una parte della mia vita» IlTirreno.it (May 25, 2001)
“This self-harm confirms what I have believed for years. The left is inherently evil. Only the existence of the right makes this evil bearable.”
Massimo D'Alema (born 1949) first seen 2003 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: From the interview "Dall'Iraq alla fecondazione, dalla Gasparri alla Finanziaria, il Cavaliere ha fallito. E dopo le europee...", L'Espresso (December 19, 2003); as reported in Berlusconi se ne vada , MassimoDAlema.it
“[...] I travel around Italy and the dramatic theme that emerges is the profound suffering and great unease of the people. The country is pervaded by a sad passion. The only one who has painted a smile on his face is Il Cavaliere, but he, as we know, lives in another dimension that has nothing to do with reality.”
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Recorded in: From an interview of Massimo Giannini, la Repubblica; as reported in D'Alema: "Conflitto d'interessi faremo la nuova legge", MassimoDAlema.it (April 1, 2006)
“I am a reasonable man of the left who seeks to work for the good of the country.”
Massimo D'Alema (born 1949) first seen 2006 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: From an interview of arco Cianca, «Il premier fermi la strategia della tensione», Corriere.it (April 15, 2006)
“(Commenting on the crisis of the left-wing government in February 2007) It's a disaster, I'm missing Roma in the Champions League...”
Massimo D'Alema (born 1949) first seen 2007 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in Massimo Giannini, L'amarezza di D'Alema "Cosa volevano di più?", Repubblica.it (February 22, 2007)
“Berlusconi has an easy game, because we are coming out of a period of political vacuum.”
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Recorded in: As quoted in Monica Guerzoni, E D'Alema elogia Nichi Vendola «Basta casinisti», Corriere della Sera (May 25, 2008), p. 8.
“Nichi Vendola is the only one capable of reviving a modern version of left-wing politics; the others seem too disoriented to me.”
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Recorded in: As quoted in Monica Guerzoni, E D'Alema elogia Nichi Vendola «Basta casinisti», Corriere della Sera (May 25, 2008), p. 8.
“We all agree on moving beyond alliances that are simply everyone ganging up against someone else, which does not mean isolation. Now it is a question of forming alliances based on shared programs.”
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Recorded in: As quoted in Monica Guerzoni, E D'Alema elogia Nichi Vendola «Basta casinisti», Corriere della Sera (May 25, 2008), p. 8.
“It is to be feared that the Church will succumb to the temptation of power and that the political influence of Catholics will be directed toward obtaining legal protection for principles and values such as abortion and fertilization, which will then become laws imposed on everyone, undermining the secular nature of the state.”
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Recorded in: As quoted in «Chiesa, la tentazione del potere è demoniaca» Corriere.it (May 26, 2008)
“The temptation of power is demonic and has always been, throughout the history of the Church, the source of misdeeds for which John Paul II had to ask forgiveness.”
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Recorded in: As quoted in «Chiesa, la tentazione del potere è demoniaca» Corriere.it (May 26, 2008)
“The other day in parliament, we had to fight to defend the rights of severely disabled people to receive assistance worthy of the name. And we were told by that pocket-sized brute, Minister Brunetta, that there are abuses. But if there are abuses, they must be tackled without removing rights. With his virulent campaign against everything public, Brunetta risks attacking essential public services and throwing the baby out with the bathwater.”
Massimo D'Alema (born 1949) first seen 2008 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in «Chiesa, la tentazione del potere è demoniaca» Corriere.it (May 26, 2008)
“One of the reasons why I can come across as difficult even to some left-wing voters is that I always engage in politics, even during election campaigns.”
Massimo D'Alema (born 1949) first seen 2009 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: From an interview of Repubblica Radio Tv Massimo D'Alema (May 27, 2009)
“Italian newspapers are not so much harmful as they are irrelevant. [...] The comparison with foreign newspapers is humiliating. They deal with serious issues, while here we only print nonsense. [...] I find this kind of journalism repugnant.”
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Recorded in: Fron an interview of Corriere Magazine (June 4, 2009); as quoted in Matteo Marchetti e Luca Sappino, Le migliori stoccate di Massimo D'Alema, Espresso.Repubblica.it (March 11, 2016)
“Interviewer: “You said in 1995 that the Northern League was an offshoot of the left.” D'Alema: No, of the labor movement, and it was a very accurate analysis. Now that workers are voting for the League, everyone is saying it, but I said it 15 years ago.”
Massimo D'Alema (born 1949) first seen 1995 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Intervistatore: «Lei disse nel 1995 che la Lega Nord era una costola della sinistra»}} D'Alema: No, del movimento operaio, ed era un'analisi giustissima. Adesso che gli operai votano Lega lo dicono tutti, io l'ho detto …
“At Piaggio there were real workers, not the kind who called in sick when there was a football match.”
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Recorded in: As quoted in D'Alema: "Alla Piaggio c'erano gli operai veri", ilpost.it (July 29, 2010)
“Nichi Vendola can mobilize an electorate that remained on the sidelines in the last elections, but I don't think he can be a viable leader to mobilize a center-left coalition: I wouldn't vote for him.”
Massimo D'Alema (born 1949) first seen 2010 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in in D'Alema dice che non voterebbe Vendola, ilpost.it (August 5, 2010)
“Vendola is part of the left wing that has been Prodi's biggest problem since his first government.”
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Recorded in: As quoted in D'Alema e la sinistra di Vendola, ilpost.it (September 16, 2010)
“(About Italy) A deeply divided and confused country: the cornerstones of shared national history are being called into question, and public discourse is becoming increasingly vulgar.”
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Recorded in: At the debate “A Christian Europe?” held on October 27, 2010. As quoted in in D'Alema, mano tesa alla politica cattolica, Il Secolo XIX (October 28, 2010)
“(About the Italian Roman Catholic Church) [...] instead of asking the Church not to interfere, interfere yourselves! If not now, when?”
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Recorded in: At the debate “A Christian Europe?” held on October 27, 2010. As quoted in in D'Alema, mano tesa alla politica cattolica, Il Secolo XIX (October 28, 2010)
“Never before has there been such a need to return to working together. Can we really believe that this link between ethics and politics can be rebuilt without the political presence of Italian Catholics? No, that would be an illusion.”
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Recorded in: At the debate “A Christian Europe?” held on October 27, 2010. As quoted in in D'Alema, mano tesa alla politica cattolica, Il Secolo XIX (October 28, 2010)
“[...] the Catholic contribution to democracy in Italy has been extraordinary. I am convinced that without returning to the myth of political unity among Catholics, it is possible, even in a pluralistic society, to achieve unity among Catholics at the ecclesial level as a fundamental component for the cohesion of the country.”
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Recorded in: At the debate “A Christian Europe?” held on October 27, 2010. As quoted in in D'Alema, mano tesa alla politica cattolica, Il Secolo XIX (October 28, 2010)
“Storace's right wing enters the government: a sign of dialogue and openness, a good sign for moderates.”
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Recorded in: As quoted D'Alema: "Storace entra nel governo, un buon segnale per i moderati», Il Post (February 5, 2011)
“I am not a pacifist. I am for freedom, democracy, and human rights.”
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Recorded in: From an interview of RepubblicaTV (March 23, 2011). As quoted in D'Alema: «Io non sono pacifista», ilpost.it (March 23, 2011)
“The truth is that this center-right is sailing by sight. The only compass is Berlusconi's personal interests: trials, business, women. Outside of this, there is no longer any politics. There are no choices, no substance. There is nothing.”
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Recorded in: As quoted in D'Alema sfida Berlusconi "Se perde il 16 maggio vada a casa" , repubblica.it (April 28, 2011)
“We are facing a challenge of constitutional proportions. We must offer a vision for the future reconstruction of the country. The ruins left behind by Berlusconi are enormous: democratic rules have been devastated, principles of legality trampled underfoot, institutions debased. We must put in place a plan to revive the economy and growth after the last ten years wasted by Berlusconism. It is up to us in the PD to do all this, with a proposal that must be addressed first and foremost to the Italian people and that aims to unite the broadest possible democratic coalition.”
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Recorded in: As quoted in D'Alema sfida Berlusconi "Se perde il 16 maggio vada a casa" , repubblica.it (April 28, 2011)
“The center-right did not lose the elections because of its harsh rhetoric. This is a self-consoling argument: Berlusconi has always used harsh rhetoric, being a populist extremist.”
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Recorded in: As quoted in D'Alema: abbiamo vinto noi non la sinistra radicale, lastampa.it (May 18, 2011)
“While political analysts say that Vendola and Casini cannot be mixed, voters are showing that they are happy to mix them together.”
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Recorded in: As quoted in "Via Berlusconi e faremo la nostra parte per un nuovo governo di fine legislatura", repubblica.it (June 3, 2011)