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The state reserves the right to be the sole interpreter of the needs of society.

Benito Mussolini

Thus understood, Fascism is totalitarian, and the Fascist State — a synthesis and a unit inclusive of all values — interprets, develops, and potentiates the whole life of a people.
BENITO MUSSOLINI

Fascist People Potentiate State Synthesis Totalitarian Understand Value
Liberty is no longer the virgin, chaste and severe, to be fought for … we have buried the putrid corpse of liberty … the Italian people are a race of sheep.
BENITO MUSSOLINI

Bury Chaste Corpse Country Fought Liberty Longer People Person Putrid Serve Virgin
The new cycle which begins with the ninth year of the Fascist regime places the alternative in even greater relief either we or they, either their ideas or ours, either our State or theirs!
BENITO MUSSOLINI

Alternative Begin Cycle Even Fascist Greater New Place Regime relief State Year
There is a violence that liberates, and a violence that enslaves; there is a violence that is moral and a violence that is immoral.
BENITO MUSSOLINI

Enslave Immoral Liberal Moral Violence
The End of Laissez-Faire (1926) might, so far as it goes, serve as a useful introduction to fascist economics. There is scarcely anything to object to in it and there is much to applaud.
BENITO MUSSOLINI

Applaud End Introduction Object Scarcely Serve Useful
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.
BENITO MUSSOLINI

Fold Hand History Jhumilating Little Matter Other Remain Win
For the Fascist, everything is the State, and nothing human or spiritual exists, much less has value, outside the State. In this sense Fascism is totalitarian.
BENITO MUSSOLINI

Everything Fascist Human Less Noryhing Outside Spiritual State Value
National pride has no need of the delirium of race.
BENITO MUSSOLINI

Delirium National Need Pride Race
Better to live a day as a lion than 100 years as a sheep
BENITO MUSSOLINI

Better Day Hundred Lion Live Sheep Year
It is the State which educates its citizens in civic virtue, gives them a consciousness of their mission and welds them into unity.
BENITO MUSSOLINI

Citizen Civic Consciousness Educate Mission State Unity
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.
BENITO MUSSOLINI

Cheer Country General Three War
If only we can give them faith that mountains can be moved, they will accept the illusion that mountains are moveable, and thus an illusion may become reality.
BENITO MUSSOLINI

Accept Faith Give Illusion Mountain Move Moveable Only
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.
BENITO MUSSOLINI

Economic Initiative Insufficient Interest Intervention Lack Political Private Production State
Liberty is a duty, not a right.
BENITO MUSSOLINI

Dury Liberty Right
Italian journalism is free because it serves one cause and one purpose… mine!
BENITO MUSSOLINI

Cause Country Free Journalism Mine One Purpose Serve
Fascism entirely agrees with Mr. Maynard Keynes, despite the latter’s prominent position as a Liberal. In fact, Mr. Keynes’ excellent little book,
BENITO MUSSOLINI

Agree Country Despite Fascism Liberal People Person Position Prominent

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