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Benito Mussolini on Socialism

1883–1945 Italy

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Socialism is not Arcadian and peaceful. We do not believe in the sacredness of human life.

I never felt that there was any conflict between my military duties and my Socialism. Why should not a good soldier be also a fighter in the class war?

Marx was the greatest of all theorists of socialism.

Mussolini: A Biography by Denis Mack Smith (1983)

Socialism has to remain a terrifying and a majestic thing. If we follow this line, we shall be able to face our enemies.

There is a great deal of Prussianism in German Socialism. My impression has been that that explains why German Socialists are so disciplined.

Unquestionably, Bolshevism has ruined the economic life of Russia... For our part, we declare war on socialism, not because it is socialism, but because it has opposed nationalism.

Do not believe, even for a moment, that by stripping me of my membership card you do the same to my Socialist beliefs, nor that you would restrain me of continuing to work in favor of Socialism and of the Revolution.

No individuals or groups (political parties, cultural associations, economic unions, social classes) outside the State. Fascism is therefore opposed to Socialism to which unity within the State (which amalgamates classes into a single economic and ethical reality) is unknown, and which sees in history nothing but the class struggle. Fascism is likewise opposed to trade unionism as a class weapon.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Benito Mussolini (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.