I had a good mind to discontinue permanently the supply of grain to the city, reliance on which had discouraged Italian agriculture, but refrained because some politician would be bound one day to revive the dole as a means of ingratiating himself with the people.

We do not seek to impose our way of life on anyone, but rather to let it shine as an example for everyone to follow.

Whoever decides to dedicate their life to politics knows that earning money isn't the top priority.

I am really rich. All of my life I have heard a truly successful, and even a modestly successful person, cannot run for public office - just can't happen. Yet that's the kind of mindset you need to make this country great again.

Just think of such a sucker as me as President!

Political power means the capacity to regulate national life through national representatives.