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

We must now face the difficult task of moving towards a single economy, a single political entity .. For the first time since the fall of the Roman Empire we have the opportunity to unite Europe.

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.

No one wants to lose their job, or cede the power they've acquired.

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.

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

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