I CARE

I CARE: Obedience Is No Longer a Virtue offers, sixty years after the trial of Don Lorenzo Milani, a historically grounded yet deeply contemporary reinterpretation with an international perspective. The volume republishes the original texts of the judicial proceedings, from the Letter to the Military Chaplains to the renowned Letter to the Judges, accompanied by interpretive essays that clarify their historical context, intent, and enduring relevance.
The book is further enriched by the court ruling, additional writings by the prior of Barbiana, and authoritative institutional contributions, including Pope Francis’s address at Barbiana and the speech delivered by the President of the Italian Republic, Sergio Mattarella, on the centenary of Don Milani’s birth. Together, these materials form a compelling invitation to reflect on the primacy of responsible conscience, a principle Don Milani defended with radical integrity in his educational and civic engagement and which continues to illuminate today’s global challenges of freedom, justice, and democratic education.