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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.

Benito Mussolini

The keystone of the Fascist doctrine is its conception of the State, of its essence, its functions, and its aims. For Fascism the State is absolute, individuals and groups relative.
BENITO MUSSOLINI

Aim Conception Doctrine Essence Fascist Function Keystone State
What is freedom? There is no such thing as absolute freedom!
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Absolute Freedom No Such Thing
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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Economic Initiative Insufficient Interest Intervention Lack Political Private Production State
The Liberal State is a mask behind which there is no face; it is a scaffolding behind which there is no building.
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Behind Building Face Liberal Mask Scaffolding State
It is humiliating to remain with our hands folded while others write history. It matters little who wins. To make a people great it is necessary to send them to battle even if you have to kick them in the pants. That is what I shall do.
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Fold Hand History Jhumilating Little Matter Other Remain Win
Peace is absurd: Fascism does not believe in it.
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Absurd Believe Gfascism Peace
The fate of nations is intimately bound up with their powers of reproduction. All nations and all empires first felt decadence gnawing at them when their birth rate fell off.
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Bound Fate Intimately Nation Power Reproduction
The Fascist accepts life and loves it, knowing nothing of and despising suicide; he rather conceives of life as duty and struggle and conquest.
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Accept Conquer Despite Fascist Know Life Love Nothing Rather Struggle Suicide
Believe, obey, fight.
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Believe Light Obey
One moment on the battlefield is worth a thousand years of peace.
BENITO MUSSOLINI

Battlefield Moment One Peace Thousand Worth Year
The Mediterranean will be turned into an Italian lake.
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Country Into Lake Mediterranean Turn
Three cheers for the war. Three cheers for Italy’s war and three cheers for war in general. Peace is hence absurd or rather a pause in war.
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Cheer Country General Three War
Let us have a dagger between our teeth, a bomb in our hands and an infinite scorn in our hearts.
BENITO MUSSOLINI

Bomb Dagger Hand Heart Infinite Scorn Teeth
Thirty centuries of history allow us to look with supreme pity on certain doctrines which are preached beyond the Alps by the descendants of those who were illiterate when Rome had Caesar, Virgil, and Augustus.
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Allow Beyond Century Certain Descendant Doctrine History Look Preach Supreme
Democratic 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.
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Being Define Democrats Every Illusion May People Regime Sovereign
The press of Italy is free, freer than the press of any other country, so long as it supports the regime.
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Country Free Long Other Press Regime Support

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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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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