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

Think what a revolution it will be if we manage to get everyone to pay their taxes.

We have to give ourselves a constitution which marks the birth of Europe as a political entity.

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

Are we all clear that we want to build something that can aspire to be a world power? In other words, not just a trading bloc but a political entity. Do we realise that our nation states, taken individually, would find it far more difficult to assert their existence and their identity on the world stage.

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

In the darkest days of European history, America stood close by us and today we stand close by America. Nothing will ever be the same.