Romano Prodi

Berlusconi is no longer fit to lead our country. ↗

— Romano Prodi

#fit #lead #longer #our

But Italy can only have any real influence on world affairs if it carries weight in Europe. ↗

— Romano Prodi

#any #carries #europe #influence #italy

Democracies must have equilibrium... and the entanglement of politics and information must be minimized. ↗

— Romano Prodi

#equilibrium #information #minimized #must #politics

Foreign policy can mean several things, not only foreign policy in the narrow sense. It can cover foreign policy, relations with the developing world, and enlargement as well. ↗

— Romano Prodi

#developing #developing world #enlargement #foreign #foreign policy

He uses statistics like a drunk uses lamp-posts, more for support than illumination. ↗

— Romano Prodi

#illumination #like #more #statistics #support

I am not a newcomer, you know, so I want to be judged for what I did when I was prime minister last time in Italy and president of the European Commission for more than five years. ↗

— Romano Prodi

#commission #did #european #five #i

I am not overconfident. ↗

— Romano Prodi

#i #i am #overconfident

I don't want to pass a punitive law, or use politics as a vendetta. ↗

— Romano Prodi

#law #pass #politics #punitive #use

It is becoming more widely acknowledged that it is better to have a good constitution than not having a perfect one. ↗

— Romano Prodi

#becoming #better #constitution #good #having

Italy is divided between us and them, rich and poor, north and south, young and old, employed and unemployed. ↗

— Romano Prodi

#divided #employed #italy #north #old