"One need only follow the usual manifestations of the ruling class, the speeches of its most representative figures, the appeals of the highest authorities, to realise the emptiness of their words and the coldness of their souls. There are still those who are capable of massive faith in the values they have been brought up with, but most are already far removed from them and continue to extol them because they are incapable of replacing them. Thus, the gap between the generations is not even mitigated by esteem and affection for those who believe sincerely, and the detachment of young people takes the form of explicit condemnation. (from “La protesta dei giovani”, p. 85)"