Italian Government Quotes



This is a fascinating quotation. The Fascist spokesperson, writing in an influential American Magazine, criticizes the previous Italian government for providing to the Italian masses what they demanded which resembled socialistic programs. He sees a government as apart from the masses, a detached entity which provides “favors” and “grants” to the people in order to buy their loyalty and support. He sees government not only as an entity separate and apart from the majority of people, but an entity that knows better than the people what is good for the nation and those people. Despite all his other rationalizations, that was exactly how Fascists viewed things. Given that, all of the Fascist actions followed.