So I think democracy, in the long-term, in our countries will survive if it comes to be associated with leadership, will not survive if democracy plus media brings to us more and more followship rather than leadership. – Mario Monti
If governments let themselves be fully bound by the decisions of their parliaments without protecting their own freedom to act, a breakup of Europe would be a more probable outcome than deeper integration. – Mario Monti
Italy has piled up huge public debt because the successive governments were too close to the life of ordinary citizens, too willing to please the requests of everybody, thereby acting against the interests of future generations. – Mario Monti
I have the most profound respect for the Department of Justice and the FTC. We in Europe are a younger and I would say junior institution to the historical antitrust experience of the US. – Mario Monti
The more consistent a father can be or a mentor can be in the persons life and teach them principles of real solid manhood, character, integrity and leadership, the more consistent you can be in the persons life and teach them those things at a younger age, and then the better off theyll be. – Allan Houston