Of the heritage he handed down together with La Pira, we have to rediscover and make actual the concern for The expectations of poor people, the ability to translate lofty visions of the dignity of man and society into the realm of practical action.
In the years of Italy’s great economic and social transformation a generation of thinkers, entrepreneurs, labour leaders and statesmen charted the country’s course. The drive to come together and plan with a view to objectives of general interest was present in all the components of society and politics, even though they clashed fiercely on some basic decisions.