Quotes from Silvio Berlusconi

In absolute terms, I am the most legally persecuted man of all times, in the whole history of mankind, worldwide.

A hungry man is not a free man. Freedom from hunger is a fundamental right. Without this freedom, such fundamental right cannot exist.

Berlusconi's advice to Italians trying to escape poverty: "Do it my way and earn more money".

I am the Jesus Christ of politics. I am a patient victim, I put up with everyone, I sacrifice myself for everyone.

Only I can turn this country around.

The Left loves the poor so much it creates more of them every time it gets into power.

I don't need to go into office for the power. I have houses all over the world, stupendous boats... beautiful airplanes, a beautiful wife, a beautiful family... I am making a sacrifice.

There is nothing new in Egypt. Egyptians are making history as usual.

These monstrous criminals have demonstrated a vile and brutal affront against humanity.

I'm not a traditional politician, and I have a sense of humor. I'll try to soften it and become boring, maybe even very boring, but I'm not sure if I'll be able to.

I was never convinced that war was the best system to bring democracy to the country.

If I, taking care of everyone's interests, also take care of my own, you can't talk about a conflict of interest.

Bush will keep up that policy that gives the United State the role of promoting freedom in the world.

I unfortunately have never in my life been to a wild party.

The life in Italy is the life of a wealthy country: consumptions haven't diminished, it's hard to find seats on planes, our restaurants are full of people.

The link between my experience as an entrepreneur and that of a politician is all in one word: freedom.

In absolute terms, I am the most legally persecuted man of all times, in the whole history of mankind, worldwide.

Only Napoleon did more than I have done. But I am definitely taller.

If the left wing was to rule, the result would be misery, terror and death, like it happens in every place where communism rules.

Freedom means having the right to freely educate your children, and freely means no obligation to send them in a public school, where teachers want to inculcate principles different from the principles that their parents want to inculcate them in a familiar context.

It's the fate of the lion in winter: all his billions, all his television channels cannot rescue him from the mockery that rains down on the aged lecher, his powers visibly waning.

I am the Jesus Christ of politics. I am a patient victim, I sacrifice myself for everyone.

By definition, as a Prime Minister I cannot be a liar.

We must fight against tax evasion but also defend the rights of tax evaders, or companies that make mistakes.