Sandro Pertini, President of the Republic, 1978 - 1985
The Constitution is the compass to follow, especially political and moral: "Behind every article of the Constitution are hundreds of young people who died in the Resistance, and the Republic is an achievement and we must defend our own, whatever the cost. But we must also defend it from corruption. Corruption is an enemy of the Republic. The corrupt must be struck without any extenuating circumstances, without any mercy. And give them solidarity, for reasons of friendship or party, is to become complicit in these corrupt. We must be worthy of the Italian people. It is not worthy of the people who performs acts of dishonesty and must be struck without consideration. Beware if someone, for friendship or solidarity of the party, should support these corrupt and defend them. In this case, the friendship becomes a party and silence complicity. The notice must be given to these dishonest and corrupt those who insult the Italian people. Offend the millions and millions of Italians who live honestly even require great sacrifice to themselves and their families. So the law is implacable, unyielding against the protagonists of these scandals, which give an example really degrading to the Italian people. "
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