wisdom

Indeed, his (Berlusconi's) close friend Confalonieri concludes our interview with a rather fetching analysis. "He is the same as an American. He wants everybody to be happy now. For years in Italy, we've been plagued by two philosophies that put off happiness into the distant future. The church says it will come after you die. The Communists say it will come hundreds of years from now when everyone is equal. It isn't difficult to compete against such ideas."

from Joe Klein's articles about Europe for The Guardian and Slate