The short note introduces to the issue of the journal and gives some personal memories of Paolo Sylos Labini as a student and then professor at “La Sapienza” University of Rome. Text of the introductory speech given at the conference "Paolo Sylos Labini e la politica delle riforme", held at Sapienza University of Rome on 04 December 2015, organized by the Accademia dei Lincei with Economia Civile.
