Believe, obey, fight.
BENITO MUSSOLINIDemocratic regimes may be defined as those in which, every now and then, the people are given the illusion of being sovereign, while the true sovereignty in actual fact resides in other forces which are sometimes irresponsible and secret.
More Benito Mussolini Quotes
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There is too much foolishness, too much lost motion. I have stopped the talk and the nonsense. I am a man of action. Democracy is beautiful in theory; in practice it is a fallacy. You in America will see that some day.
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Fascism is a religion. The twentieth century will be known in history as the century of Fascism.
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Race? It is a feeling, not a reality. Ninety-five per cent, at least. Nothing will ever make me believe that biologically pure races can be shown to exist today….
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I owe most to Georges Sorel. This master of syndicalism by his rough theories of revolutionary tactics has contributed most to form the discipline, energy and power of the fascist cohorts.
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We become strong, I feel, when we have no friends upon whom to lean, or to look to for moral guidance.
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[The Fuhrer] is one of those lonely men of the ages on whom history is not tested, but who themselves are the makers of history.
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Fascism recognises the real needs which gave rise to socialism and trade-unionism, giving them due weight in the guild or corporative system in which diverent interests are coordinated and harmonised in the unity of the State.
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It is not impossible to rule Italians, but it would be useless.
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Fascism accepts the individual only insofar as his interests coincide with the state’s.
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Journalism is not a profession, but a mission.
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It is humiliating to remain with our hands folded while others write history. It matters little who wins.
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There is the great, silent, continuous struggle: the struggle between the State and the Individual; between the State which demands and the individual who attempts to evade such demands. Because the individual, left to himself, unless he be a saint or hero, always refuses to pay taxes, obey laws, or go to war.
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I should be pleased, I suppose, that Hitler has carried out a revolution on our lines. But they are Germans. So they will end by ruining our idea.
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At every hour of every day, I can tell you on which page of which book each school child in Italy is studying.
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I want to make my own life a masterpiece.
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Italian journalism is free because it serves one cause and one purpose… mine!
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Fascism is a religious concept.
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War is to man what motherhood is to a woman. From a philosophical and doctrinal viewpoint, I do not believe in perpetual peace.
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State intervention in economic production arises only when private initiative is lacking or insufficient, or when the political interests of the State are involved. This intervention may take the form of control, assistance or direct management.
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All within the state, nothing outside the state, nothing against the state.
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We do not argue with those who disagree with us, we destroy them.
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We must give Italians a sense of race.
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For us the national flag is a rag to be planted on a dunghill. There are only two fatherlands in the world: that of the exploited and that of the exploiters.
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The measures adopted to restore public order are: First of all, the elimination of the so-called subversive elements. … They were elements of disorder and subversion.
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Yes, a dictator can be loved. Provided that the masses fear him at the same time. The crowd love strong men. The crowd is like a woman.
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What the proletariat needs is a bath of blood.
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