Giovanni Giolitti
Giovanni Giolitti Italian statesman; Prime Minister of Italy five times.
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- Per i nemici le leggi si applicano, per gli amici si interpretano.
- Laws are applied to enemies, but only interpreted as regards friends.
Comments made by Giolotti to parliament, 1900
- "It is irrational to think low wages help industry. Low wages mean a poor diet; an underfed worker is both physically and intellectually weak."