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Silvio Berlusconi
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“The life in Italy is the life of a wealthy country, consumptions haven't diminished, it's hard to find seats on planes, our restaurants are full of people.”
Silvio Berlusconi (1936–2023) first seen 2011 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Denying the heaviness of the Italian crisis, during the news conference after the end of the G20 summit held in Cannes (3-4 November 2011), as reported in "Napolitano ammonisce: attuare impegni. Premier: la crisi non c'…
“Only the prosecutors' witnesses were admitted, those of the defence were chucked out … Can there be worse justice than this? I am treated like a criminal.”
Silvio Berlusconi (1936–2023) first seen 2012 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in "Silvio Berlusconi says judges out to 'destroy' him", The Telegraph (16 February 2012)
“[To the] edge of the abyss.”
Silvio Berlusconi (1936–2023) first seen 2012 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On Italy, as reported in "Italy on 'edge of abyss', says Silvio Berlusconi, offering a hand", The Guardian (9 December 2012)
“Obviously the government of [Mussolini's] time, out of fear that German power might lead to complete victory, preferred to ally itself with Hitler's Germany rather than opposing it … The racial laws were the worst fault of Mussolini as a leader, who in so many other ways did well.”
Silvio Berlusconi (1936–2023) first seen 2013 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: In a speech in Milan, while heading a coallition which includes parties with fascist roots, as quoted in "Berlusconi praises Mussolini on Holocaust Memorial Day", BBC News (27 January 2013)
“[On the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine] Putin was pushed by the Russian population, by his party and by his ministers to invent this special operation.”
Silvio Berlusconi (1936–2023) said by 2023 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The troops were supposed to enter, reach Kyiv in a week, replace the Zelensky government with decent people and a week later come back.”
Silvio Berlusconi (1936–2023) said by 2023 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The aggression against Ukraine is unjustifiable and unacceptable, [Forza Italia's] position is clear. We will always be with the EU and Nato.”
Silvio Berlusconi (1936–2023) said by 2023 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Massacres of civilians in Bucha and other localities are real war crimes.”
Silvio Berlusconi (1936–2023) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Silvio Berlusconi: Ex-PM defends Russian war on eve of Italian election", BBC News (23 September 2022).
“I added extra stimulation ... if you win against one of these great teams, I’ll send a bus full of whores to the locker room.”
Silvio Berlusconi (1936–2023) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Jokingly said to his soccer team Monza A.C., quoted in "Silvio Berlusconi Promises ‘Busload of Whores’ if His Soccer Team Wins", Daily Beast, 14 December 2022
“(Italian language) [...] io, a parlare con Zelensky, se fossi stato il Presidente del Consiglio non ci sarei mai andato. Perché, come sapete, stiamo assistendo alla devastazione del suo paese e alla strage di suoi soldati e di suoi civili. Bastava che lui cessasse di attaccare le due repubbliche autonome del Donbass e questo non sarebbe avvenuto; quindi io giudico molto molto, molto negativamente il comportamento di questo signore.”
Silvio Berlusconi (1936–2023) first seen 2023 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: lavocedinewyork.com/en/news/2023/02/13/berlusconi-supports-putin-zelensky-attacked-republics-of-the-donbass/ , La Voce di New York, 13 february 2023
“We don't want to see just one forward up front. To win you have to score. To have chances you've got to have forwards close to the goal, I appreciated Leonardo a lot but I disagreed with him in how he fielded the team. Ronaldinho must play on the shoulder of the strikers even if he has a tendency to drift left. Ronaldinho has been linked in the media with a move away but Berlusconi was adamant the playmaker was staying. He is the No1 attraction at Milan," he said, "Ronaldinho does not want to leave. I'm sure he is happy to stay. I would be happy for Gattuso to stay but we are not against people saying they want to leave, We can't exclude [the sale of Huntelaar] even if we are convinced of his qualities as a main striker.”
Silvio Berlusconi (1936–2023) first seen 2010 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 'New Milan manager must play two strikers,' says Silvio Berlusconi", The Guardian (20 July 2010).