Rocco Buttiglione
Rocco Buttiglione
Rocco Buttiglioneis an Italian Union of Christian and Centre Democrats politician and an academic...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth6 June 1948
CountryUnited States of America
hate frustration peaceful
John Paul II, above all, managed to contain the huge mass of frustration, of hate that had accumulated in that region, in favour of a peaceful transition. This was, without doubt, something that changed European history.
mistake thinking giving
I can think that you are mistaken, but I have to be ready to give my life to maintain your right to make mistakes. I have to, though, have the right to say that you're mistaken. This is the principal of the liberal society.
traditional traditional-values values
We desecrated the traditional values, but new values didn't come along.
country children thinking
On the other hand, I think that the family, the traditional family, has a fundamental social role, because it's there that children are born and the investment in children is the greatest investment a country can make. The benefits of this investment go to everyone.
believe rights fundamentals
Relativism should be confronted where it damages fundamental human rights, because we're not relativists if we believe that the human being should be at the centre of society and the rights of every human being should be respected.
children order care
The family exists in order to allow women to have children and to have the protection of a male who takes care of them.
christian fall taken
For Europe, the fall of Communism has to be taken into account, and the fact that in the fight against Communism the recovery of Europe's Christian roots was the driving force.
conscience issue mainly resolved
The issue is mainly an issue that has to be resolved in the conscience of Mr. Fazio,
conscience issue mainly resolved
The issue is mainly an issue that has to be resolved in the conscience of Mr. Fazio,