1. I want it recorded for all time that I alone am responsible for the fate that befell us.

Ich möchte für alle Zeiten klarstellen, dass ich allein für unser Schicksal verantwortlich bin.

2. There another misfortune, which embittered his life more than the loss of his wealth and position, befell him.

Derjenige jedoch, der bei seinem Weiterleben schlecht ist, würde auch bei seinem Tod schlecht sein."

3. He was accused of buying this Villa at a dirt-cheap price, by taking advantage of the drama which befell the Casati-Stampa family (the Marquis Camillo Casati-Stampa shot his wife and her lover, then committed suicide). A political ally of Berlusconi, Cesare Previti , acted as trustee for the orphans, and sold the Villa to Berlusconi.

An der Universität lernt Berlusconi Marcello Dell'Utri kennen, der später, als er seine Partei Forza Italia aufbaut, zu seiner rechten Hand wird.