"Almost as if it were a new religion, we need to start rewarding those who create added value and take up the responsibilities required by their role… - Alessandro Magnoli Bocchi

"Tackling ‘population aging’ - especially in high-income countries, where the median age is above 40 - requires: 1) acknowledging that most pension systems are financially unsustainable; and 2) reducing the resources allocated to the most sizeable share of the electorate - the elderly".

"The state must set the framework for the markets to function (...) but in the long run, innovation needs a competitive private sector".

"We need to understand and resolve discontent, preventing valid social issues from falling into nationalism". Original quote: "Bisogna capire e risolvere lo scontento, evitando che valide istanze sociali cadano nel nazionalismo".