"I am convinced that the Red Brigades... our movement has run its course. But since I cannot think in terms of “winners and losers” but rather in terms of a struggle that brought about a transformation, I can say, for my part, that most of our expectations did not come to fruition... they were not successful. But the problem of a movement having run its course—and with it, the Red Brigades as well—did not happen overnight; it unfolded over the course of years. By the end of the 1980s, it became clear that, despite all our efforts, our attempts were producing only divisions and rifts; they were no longer yielding possible and viable answers at the level of movements that were transforming into a society that had itself transformed. And so this experience came to an end. We acknowledged this at a certain point—that much is true. I acknowledged it. I didn’t realize it in an instant; but at a certain point, together with other comrades, we acknowledged it and, responsibly, we told everyone: “Gentlemen, this experience... dear comrades, as far as our ability to assess it is concerned, has run its course and is unrepeatable.” We say this to our comrades, but we also say it to everyone else."