Address by the author to the National Assembly of the Compagnia delle Opere (Milan, 14 March 1992). The text was published in the pamphlet titled Intanto qualcuno costruisce (proceedings of the National Assembly, supplement to the “Corriere delle Opere”, 3, 1992, pp. 5-8), in the miscellany L’avvenimento cristiano. Uomo Chiesa Mondo (BUR, 1993, 111-115, last BUR edition, 2003; the division into sections was eliminated), and in L’io, il potere, le opere. Contributi da un’esperienza (first section of the chapter “La libertà alla radice dell’opera”, Marietti, 2000, pp. 99-102).