Gabriele D'Annunzio Quotes
Limit to courage? There is no limit to courage.
This has been attributed to Mussolini, most recently when this quote was tweeted by Donald Trump who was accused of repeating the words of the fascist dictator. This phrase was first used as a slogan by Italian solders in 1918 at the Battle of the Piave River during World War I. It was also written on the walls of many homes in the area to encourage each other during the battle.
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General Gabriele D'Annunzio, Prince of Montenevoso, Duke of Gallese OMS CMG MVM (Italian pronunciation: [ɡabriˈɛːle danˈnuntsjo]; 12 March 1863 – 1 March 1938), sometimes spelled d'Annunzio, was an Italian writer, poet, journalist, playwright and soldier during World War I. He occupied a prominent place in Italian literature from 1889 to 1910 and after that political life from 1914 to 1924 when he and his followers occupied Fiume in Croatia where he became the dictator independent of the Italian government. He was the precursor to European Facism. His perverse sexual excesses and his bad government led to his undoing. . He was often referred to under the epithets Il Vate ("the Poet") or Il Profeta ("the Prophet").
