"*If he had been born in another country, Giulio Andreotti would have been a great statesman. In Italy, he could only be half a statesman, having to devote the other half to the often shady intrigues that characterise Italian political life. But at the hour of your death, we bid you farewell, “divo Giulio”, with regret. With you, a long season of Italian politics comes to an end, and, given what has come after, certainly not the worst. If the God you believed in, going to Mass early every morning, exists, he will surely be kind to you.'"