Mr Berlusconi who died on Monday had a sense of humour that often landed him in trouble. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Here are some of his memorable quotes and quips:Despite anger in the West over the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Mr Berlusconi stood resolutely by his old friend, President Vladimir Putin: “Putin for my birthday sent me 20 bottles of vodka and a very sweet letter. I replied with bottles of Lambrusco and an equally sweet letter.
“I had to use all my playboy tactics, even if they have not been used for some time,” he said. Finnish ambassador protests.“Mussolini never killed anyone. Mussolini sent people on holiday in exile,” Mr Berlusconi tells Britain’s Spectator magazine, replying “yes” when asked if he thought the World War II dictator was “benign”.“Mr Schulz, I know there is in Italy a man producing a film on the Nazi concentration camps. I would like to suggest you for the role of Kapo.
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