Benito Mussolini Quotes
English conservatives were so fearful of socialism and communism that they applauded the efforts of even fascist dictators in putting down labor unions or anything that was favored by the left. Even Churchill ignored the anti-democratic and dictatorial behavior of Mussolini, as did many other British conservatives. The very regimes that some of the British aristocracy supported then turned on England and the democratic world and threatened their very existence. Churchill was chastened by the lesson he learned. The quotation also illustrates how political leaders learn and grow from their experiences and actions. Churchill was not prime minister when he sent this communication. For other politicians who made the same error as Churchill see {623198}. {623200} and {623201}.
Mussolini allied with Hitler. Ciano turned out to be right.
Fermi and Segre was two of the group of European Scientists who emigrated to the United States and were key to the Manhattan Project developing the Atomic Bomb.
The French leader was one of the first to warn against the Fascism that Mussolini brought to Italy. Although most of the French leadership was opposed to Fascism when it came to fighting Fascism, the French later proved feeble, and many became collaborators and adopted the Nazi puppet state of Vichy France.
Leval was an appeaser and a collaborator with the Nazi’s. He led the government in name but the Germans really controlled the country. His actions killed tens of thousands of French men and women by turning them over to the Germans. After the Germans were defeated in WWII, Leval was shot as a traitor by the Free French forces. See {587231}, {587228} and {587230}.
Coughlin and his fascist colleagues were supporters of Hitler and Mussolini. After his excesses, he was disciplined by the Vatican.
