Ferruccio de Bortoli Quotes

Martini sempre attento a non sommergere con la propria cultura l'interlocutore, discreto nell'entrare nelle vite degli altri ma generoso nel comprenderne le debolezze, nel porsi umilmente nella condizione di chi soffre, di chi non crede più o non ha mai creduto.

Uno Stato di diritto si regge sulla separazione dei poteri e sul principio costituzionale di uguaglianza, anche e soprattutto di fronte alla legge.

Rating agencies assess the reliability of debtors. They form an oligopoly that is sometimes collusive. And they are among those most responsible for the financial crisis. To give just one example, they gave Lehman Brothers a triple A rating, the highest possible, shortly before it went bankrupt.

The first thing to say is that we do not deserve the mistrust of the markets. Families do not deserve it, as they work and save more than the European average. Businesses do not deserve it, as their exports are growing at the same rate as those of Germany. The politicians who deceive citizens by pretending to cut their spending and then scandalously going on holiday until 12 September deserve it.

Over time, dear readers, I have learned that newspapers must be uncomfortable and feared in order to serve a useful civic function. They must be uncomfortable even when they are moderate and balanced, like the Corriere. The truth is that good journalists often know more than those who would like to silence them. In this country, with its modest culture of rules, information is considered by much of the ruling class to be a necessary evil. It is one of the many signs of backwardness. Like it or not, news is news. Facts are facts, even when they contradict the opinions of the writer. And investigative journalism is a civic duty, as well as a professional one. Because democracies thrive on transparency and debate, on attention and respect. Where there is transparency, there is recognition of merit, competition and growth. Opacity leads to regression. A democratic society does not decline only if it has an informed and responsible public opinion, which, as Luigi Einaudi, a contributor to the Corriere and President of the Republic, said, must be provided with the ingredients it needs to make choices. Not only at the ballot box but in everyday life. Knowledge in order to deliberate. Public opinion, the cornerstone of an advanced democracy, is made up of citizens with a critical spirit, not subjects who swallow everything they are told. And opinions must be respected. All of them.

Bossi non appare, anche agli stranieri, nel pieno delle sue facoltà.

(About Tommaso Besozzi) He is both a reporter and a historian. He uncovers the invisible threads of mafia power, the conveniences that drive the island's powerful forces to use the bandit as their executioner, commissioning him to carry out the Portella della Ginestra massacre on 1 May 1947.

La corruzione è una tassa occulta, frena gli investimenti esteri, distorce i mercati, umilia il merito e calpesta la cittadinanza.

(About Silvio Berlusconi) For once, the prime minister is being asked to think only about the country.

(In seguito all'appello proveniente da alcuni parlamentari del Popolo della Libertà di concessione di grazia a Silvio Berlusconi) La pretesa di ottenere una grazia, la cui concessione spetta esclusivamente al capo dello Stato ed è rigidamente regolata per legge, assomiglia a un moto irrituale e scomposto, a una pressione indebita, inutile nella sostanza, pericolosa nella forma, che darebbe al mondo la spiacevole impressione che atti meditati – e per loro natura decisi a mente fredda e lontano dagli eventi (altrimenti suonerebbero come una delegittimazione della magistratura) – siano possibili con uno sfondamento quirinalizio di porte.

Non siamo né credibili, né seri. Nessuno più investe in Italia e chi ci presta soldi vuole tassi usurari. La nostra immagine è a pezzi. Chi lavora con l'estero prova una profonda umiliazione, cui si accompagna un sempre crescente moto d'ingiustizia, per come viene trattato il nostro Paese.

(About q:it:Dario Mellone) He wanted to devote himself, body and soul, to his great passion: painting. It was a solitary and total love. When I went to visit him, he would often entertain me with stories about his latest works. He would explain them to me in great detail, momentarily stepping out of his shy and reserved character.

What can be said about the young leader Renzi? He is a talented individual with a lack of manners. Il Corriere has supported his economic reforms, which are beneficial to the country, but has strongly cautioned against his interpretation of power. He disdains institutions and does not tolerate criticism.

La prima cosa da dire è che non ci meritiamo la sfiducia dei mercati. Non se la meritano le famiglie, che lavorano e risparmiano più della media europea. Non se la meritano le imprese, il cui export cresce allo stesso ritmo di quelle tedesche. Se la meriterebbe la politica che inganna i cittadini facendo finta di tagliare le proprie spese per poi andare in ferie, scandalosamente, fino al 12 settembre.

Corruption is a hidden tax that discourages foreign investment, distorts markets, undermines merit and tramples on citizenship.