Speech quoted in Three Faces of Fascism: Action Française, Italian Fascism, National Socialism by Ernst Nolte, Henry Holt & Company, Inc. (1966) p. 154. Speech given on June 21, 1921 in Italy’s Chamber of Deputies.
• Conosco i comunisti. Li conosco perchè parte di loro sono i miei figli... intendiamoci... spirituali.
• Camera dei Deputati: TORNATA DEL 21 GIUGNO 1921 p. 95 top left.
• Conosco i comunisti. Li conosco perchè parte di loro sono i miei figli... intendiamoci... spirituali.
• Camera dei Deputati: TORNATA DEL 21 GIUGNO 1921 p. 95 top left.
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I know the Communists. I know them because some of them are my children…
— Benito Mussolini
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "I know the Communists. I know them because some of them are my children…" in the context of "Speech quoted in Three Faces of Fascism: Action Française, Italian Fascism, National Socialism by Ernst Nolte, Henry Holt & Company, Inc. (1966) p. 154. Speech given on June 21, 1921 in Italy’s Chamber of Deputies.
• Conosco i comunisti. Li conosco perchè parte di loro sono i miei figli... intendiamoci... spirituali.
• Camera dei Deputati: TORNATA DEL 21 GIUGNO 1921 p. 95 top left." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Benito Mussolini" (Quotes, 1920s)
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About Benito Mussolini
Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini (29 July 1883 – 28 April 1945) was an Italian politician and journalist who founded and led the National Fascist Party. He was Prime Minister of Italy from the March on Rome in 1922 until his deposition in 1943, and "Duce" of Italian Fascism from the establishment of the Italian Fasces of Combat in 1919 until his execution in 1945 by Italian partisans. As dictator of Italy and principal founder of fascism, Mussolini inspired and supported the international spread of fascist movements during the inter-war period.
About Benito Mussolini
Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini (29 July 1883 – 28 April 1945) was an Italian politician and journalist who founded and led the National Fascist Party. He was Prime Minister of Italy from the March on Rome in 1922 until his deposition in 1943, and "Duce" of Italian Fascism from the establishment of the Italian Fasces of Combat in 1919 until his execution in 1945 by Italian partisans. As dictator of Italy and principal founder of fascism, Mussolini inspired and supported the international spread of fascist movements during the inter-war period.
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