Benito Mussolini
Benito Mussolini
Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussoliniwas an Italian politician, journalist, and leader of the National Fascist Party, ruling the country as Prime Minister from 1922 until he was ousted in 1943. He ruled constitutionally until 1925, when he dropped all pretense of democracy and set up a legal dictatorship. Known as Il Duce, Mussolini was the founder of Italian fascism...
NationalityItalian
ProfessionWorld Leader
Date of Birth29 July 1883
CityPredappio, Italy
CountryItaly
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.
We affirm that the true story of capitalism is now beginning, because capitalism is not a system of oppression only, but is also a selection of values, a coordination of hierarchies, a more amply developed sense of individual responsibility.
Fascism is not an article for export.
What is freedom? There is no such thing as absolute freedom!
In Fascism the State is not a night-watchman, only occupied with the personal safety of the citizens.
As regards the Liberal doctrines, the attitude of Fascism is one of absolute opposition both in the political and in the economical field.
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.
The mass, whether it be a crowd or an army, is vile.
The God of the theologians is the creation of their empty heads.
Journalism is not a profession, but a mission.
The working people are bound to their native shoes.
Better to live a day as a lion than 100 years as a sheep
The League is very well when sparrows shout, but no good at all when eagles fall out.
Tomorrow, the Tripartite Pact will become an instrument of just peace between the peoples. Italians! Once more arise and be worthy of this historical hour! We shall win.