With all the talk about Italy's No. 1 threat−Communism−not much is said about another ailment which works on Communism's side. The other sickness: statism. This leftover from Fascism stultifies free enterprise in business and perpetuates a swollen bureaucracy in government. Last week Don Luigi Sturzo, Italy's aged and respected political priest, addressed himself to the problem Italian politicians prefer not to talk about. Said Don Luigi:
DEMOCRACY has two fundamental elements. They are: freedom, as opposed to despotism and a society in which there are no special classes, castes or interests. Freedom must be total or else it is not freedom.
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