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Speech held in Pula, 20 September 1920Sestani, Armando, , ed. (10 February 2012), I profugi istriani, dalmati e fiumani a Lucca, language: Italian, chapter: Il confine orientale: una terra, molti esodi, pages: 12–13, publisher: Instituto storico della Resistenca e dell'Età Contemporanea in Provincia di LuccaPirjevec, Jože (2008), Resistance, Suffering, Hope: The Slovene Partisan Movement 1941–1945 chapter: The Strategy of the Occupiers, page: 27, ISBN: 978-961-6681-02-5
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When dealing with such a race as Slavic - inferior and barbarian - we must not pursue the carrot, but the stick policy [...] We should not be afraid of new victims [...] The Italian border should run across the Brenner Pass, Monte Nevoso and the Dinaric Alps: I would say we can easily sacrifice 500,000 barbaric Slavs for 50,000 Italians.

— Benito Mussolini

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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "When dealing with such a race as Slavic - inferior and barbarian - we must not pursue the carrot, but the stick policy [...] We should not be afraid of new victims [...] The Italian border should run across the Brenner Pass, Monte Nevoso and the Dinaric Alps: I would say we can easily sacrifice 500,000 barbaric Slavs for 50,000 Italians." in the context of "Speech held in Pula, 20 September 1920Sestani, Armando, , ed. (10 February 2012), I profugi istriani, dalmati e fiumani a Lucca, language: Italian, chapter: Il confine orientale: una terra, molti esodi, pages: 12–13, publisher: Instituto storico della Resistenca e dell'Età Contemporanea in Provincia di LuccaPirjevec, Jože (2008), Resistance, Suffering, Hope: The Slovene Partisan Movement 1941–1945 chapter: The Strategy of the Occupiers, page: 27, ISBN: 978-961-6681-02-5" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Benito Mussolini

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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