Cesare Previti

thumb|Cesare Previti Cesare Previti (born 21 October 1934) is a former Italian politician, disbarred lawyer, and convicted criminal. Along with Marcello Dell'Utri, he was a close friend and right-hand of Silvio Berlusconi and founder of Forza Italia (FI). Quotes Se vinciamo, stavolta non faremo prigionieri. If we win, we won't take any prisoners this time. il Messaggero, 15 April 1996; quoted in Enrico Caiano, L' Ulivo insorge contro Previti, Corriere della Sera, 23 December 2000, p. 10. Quotes about Criminals judge judges. We want to be judged by whoever we choose. Previti wants to be judged by a judge who thinks like him. But if the judge thought like Previti, he wouldn’t be a judge—he’d be a criminal. Beppe Grillo, Tutto il grillo che conta, Feltrinelli, 2006. Previti sued me for a billion because I compared him to a Rottweiler. It should be the Rottweiler Association suing for a billion because I compared them to Previti. Beppe Grillo, Tutto il grillo che conta, Feltrinelli, 2006. Previti can’t be judged because he’s a defendant, but also a member of parliament. But if I saw him near my car, I’d call the police. Beppe Grillo, Tutto il grillo che conta, Feltrinelli, 2006. I once saw it on TV—there was Previti, Ferrara, and Ignazio La Russa; oh, I thought it was an episode of Star Trek. Robeerto Benigni, Tuttobenigni 95/96. Previti is something of a Lombrosian symbol of the Italian political system's ills. He is the person most responsible for the situation in Italy, second only to Berlusconi. Willer Bordon, quoted in Claudio Sabelli Fioretti, Bordon, interviste.sabellifioretti.it, 8 September 2005. I believe I have made my opinion of Mr. Previti clear in terms so explicit that they may seem—to more than a few—brutal: a man who, just by looking at his face, makes you want to slap handcuffs on him before you even know who he is or what he has done. Indro Montanelli, La stanza di Montanelli – rubrica, 31 January 1998. External links Previti, Cesare Category:1934 births Category:Living people Category:Lawyers from Italy Category:Politicians from Italy Category:People charged with crimes Category:Defense ministers