We Italians owe something to Elvis Presley: it's one of the rare occasions when we prefer to be Italian rather than American. - Indro Montanelli

No, Travaglio kills no one. With a knife. He uses a weapon much more refined and unendictable in court: the archive.

I know many crooks and they never preach, but I don't know anyone who preaches that isn't a crook also.

I fly to Luxembourg on Berlusconi's usual twin engine, who accompanies us, glad to exhibit himself and exhibit his status in an international ceremony. The gold medal (but is it really gold?) is given to me by Gaston Thorn, head of the Luxembourg government. Berlusconi fills his notebook with addresses: of all the V.I.P.'s that he has met. He's a true climber that takes advantage of everything and throws nothing away.