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Islamic extremism is the prime enemy of civil society and social peace, both in Italy and in Israel.
The economic sanctions against Russia are madness, directed against a neighboring and friendly market.
On principle, I always support the opinion of a population who express themselves through a referendum.
The national interest is the priority. If not, what's the point in continuing to give money to the E.U.?
I don't believe that either fascism or communism is the solution or that they may come back on this earth.
We need to adopt a new currency. It doesn't matter what or how we call it - lira, sterling, Roman sesterce.
Exporting this Western model of democracy in countries that don't want it or are not ready creates disasters.
I'm sick of seeing the immigrants in the hotels and the Italians who sleep in cars. This is the racist country.
If anyone in the E.U. thinks Italy should keep being a landing point and refugee camp, they have misunderstood.
Maybe in Luxembourg there's a need for new immigration, but in Italy, there's a need to help people have children.
I'm a federalist. I believe in the Italy of municipalities, of the Renaissance, not in Mussolini's centralization.
In my opinion, Islam is an outdated religion. It's not modern. And therefore, there's too much space for violence.
We need to push our border across the Mediterranean - hoping that Libya can find a new balance as soon as possible.
In Italy there are two emergencies. This is what I hear, and this is what all the stats say. Employment and security.
In Italy, there's the need to help our kids have kids, not to have new slaves to replace the children we're not having.
Centuries of history risk disappearing if Islamization, which up until now has been underestimated, gains the upper hand.
The defense of our values and our identity requires regulation of the Islamic presence and Islamic organizations in Italy.
Macron talks about values, but he doesn't recognize the values itself, and therefore, they have no lessons to give to Italy.
Renzi is a pawn. Renzi is a dumb slave at the disposal of nameless people who want to control all of our lives from Brussels.
We don't need a strongman. But we need a strong country that is not subordinate to Europe. With its own currency, for example.
The problem with Islam is that it's a law, not a religion, and it's incompatible with our values, our rights, and our freedoms.
It is clear that I have to change the European dynamics to create a better place for Italians, French, Austrians, and Spaniards.
It is evident that the fanatical interpretation of the Koran is incompatible with our values of freedom and with Christian values.
I don't understand why Italians should be bound to Brussels's choices without being able to express themselves through a referendum.
Everyone who votes for us will know that a Northern League government would get rid of the euro and move back to a national currency.
We have created a ministry of the family to work on fertility, nurseries, on a fiscal system which takes large families into account.
We are in Europe, and we want a Europe that does few things and does them well, one that recognizes people's identities, languages, etc.
Enough of Sicily being the refugee camp of Europe. I will not stand by and do nothing while there are landings after landings of migrants.
Racist means thinking more highly of another, being superior to another. I don't feel better or superior - white, black, yellow, all the same.
I believe that a limited quantity of immigrants, possibly through an Australian-style program on the basis of work qualifications, can be let in.
The catechism says rich nations should welcome strangers within the limits of the possible. In Italy, we have reached the limits of the possible.
Once the monetary sovereignty is retaken, one can make a last attempt to renegotiate all of the treaties: Maastricht, Schengen, Dublin, and Lisbon.
Who would have thought we would be part of a winning coalition in Molise and Sicily? That we would win in places like Siena, Viterbo, Pisa, and Terni?
If tomorrow morning Brussels should decide to let Turkey in, Italians wouldn't be free to oppose it, neither in Parliament nor through a referendum. A
Listening to the people, being a minister that goes to the cities, to the squares, to the stations, to the hospitals, for me is a duty and a pleasure.
'Populism' is a compliment to me. We envision a different Europe where every E.U. country should have the freedom to decide its own economic policies.
With Islam, there's the Sharia. There's the Islamic law which prevails, and as long as it doesn't distinguish between God and the state, it's a problem.
At school, everything was left v. right, communists and fascists; what interested me was the discussion of identity, autonomy, federalism, and community.
An Italy that collects lower taxes, that has well-defined times for the court proceedings, and that has less bureaucracy is good news that reassures the markets.
Europe advises, sometimes threatens, and tells us, 'You should make a budget of 10 billion euros in taxes.' Are they joking? The last thing that Italy needs is taxes.
Why on earth would free people remain prisoners in a cage of absurd laws and regulation, with rigid constraints that humiliate the true needs of the people and their country?
I am and I will remain a populist, because those who listen to the people are doing their job, whereas the radical chic who disgust workers are no longer wanted by the people.
The only antidote to racism - and the Italians are anything but racist - is to return to a respect for laws and regulations and monitor who enters and who leaves this country.
Unfortunately, a certain type of Islam ghettoizes itself and is incompatible with our society. And it amazes me that some within the Catholic hierarchy act as if they do not understand.
If Macron thinks there is no immigration crisis in Italy, he should open his doors to the 9,000 migrants France agreed to welcome from Italy in accordance with signed European agreements.
The problem of the Muslim presence is increasingly worrying. There are more and more clashes, more and more demands. And I doubt the compatibility of Italian law with Muslim law, because it's not just a religion but a law.
The biggest problem in Italy is work. And out-of-control immigration damages the labor market because Italians can't compete with illegal workers who are being exploited. So to restore dignity to work, we must control immigration.
We will work to modify and remove some European parameters, but regarding the euro, I remain convinced that the single currency is destined to end: not because I want it but because the facts, common sense, and the real economy dictate it.
The laws imposed by Brussels damage Italian artisans, traders, pensioners, but hey, Europe is asking, so we have to obey. Come on, if Europe asks me to throw myself in a well, I'm not going to do that just because Europe is asking me to, am I?
We apply the catechism by opening Italy's doors to women and children who come here legally on aeroplanes, but no more men on rubber dinghies. We will help them grow up and work in their own countries. Let's spend in Africa the money that needs to be spent.