Silvio Berlusconi Quote

They have tried to hang me on an isolated word, taken out of context from my whole speech … I did not say anything against the Islamic civilization... It's the work of some people in the Italian leftist press who wanted to tarnish my image and destroy my long-standing relations with Arabs and Muslims.


His response to widespread condemnation of the above comments, in "In quotes: Berlusconi in his own words" at BBC News (2 May 2006)

In quotes: Berlusconi in his own words


They have tried to hang me on an isolated word, taken out of context from my whole speech … I did not say anything against the Islamic...

They have tried to hang me on an isolated word, taken out of context from my whole speech … I did not say anything against the Islamic...

They have tried to hang me on an isolated word, taken out of context from my whole speech … I did not say anything against the Islamic...

They have tried to hang me on an isolated word, taken out of context from my whole speech … I did not say anything against the Islamic...