19 Quotes & Sayings By Benito Mussolini

Benito Mussolini (Italian pronunciation: [bɛnˈtʃiːto ˈmussoləˌni] ( listen)) (29 July 1883 – 28 April 1945) was an Italian politician, journalist, and leader of the National Fascist Party, ruling Italy as dictator from 1922 to 1943. He is credited with being one of the principal founders of Fascism.

It is better to live one day as a lion...
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It is better to live one day as a lion than 100 years as a sheep. Benito Mussolini
We have buried the putrid corpse of liberty
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We have buried the putrid corpse of liberty Benito Mussolini
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State ownership! It leads only to absurd and monstrous conclusions; state ownership means state monopoly, concentrated in the hands of one party and its adherents, and that state brings only ruin and bankruptcy to all. Benito Mussolini
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I do not intend to defend capitalism or capitalists. They, like everything human, have their defects. I only say their possibilities of usefulness are not ended. Capitalism has borne the monstrous burden of the war and today still has the strength to shoulder the burdens of peace.. It is not simply and solely an accumulation of wealth, it is an elaboration, a selection, a co-ordination of values which is the work of centuries.. Many think, and I myself am one of them, that capitalism is scarcely at the beginning of its story. Benito Mussolini
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Democracy is a kingless regime infested by many kings who are sometimes more exclusive, tyrannical and destructive than one, even if he be a tyrant. Benito Mussolini
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Fascism should more appropriately be called Corporatism because it is a merger of state and corporate power" <-- This is a fake quote, it appears in none of the writings or recorded speeches of Mussolini.― Benito Mussolini Benito Mussolini
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Fascism should more appropriately be called Corporatism because it is a merger of state and corporate power. Benito Mussolini
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If I advance follow me! If I retreat cut me down! If I die avenge me! Benito Mussolini
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You know what I think about violence. For me it is profoundly moral -more moral than compromises and transactions. Benito Mussolini
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War is to man what maternity is to a woman. From a philosophical and doctrinal viewpoint, I do not believe in perpetual peace. Benito Mussolini
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War alone brings up to their highest tension all human energies and imposes the stamp of nobility upon the peoples who have the courage to make it. Benito Mussolini
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Inactivity is death. Benito Mussolini
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Fascism is a religion. The twentieth century will be known in history as the century of Fascism. Benito Mussolini
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It's good to trust others but, not to do so is much better. Benito Mussolini
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It is humiliating to remain with our hands folded while others write history. It matters little who wins. To make a people great it is necessary to send them to battle even if you have to kick them in the pants. That is what I shall do. Benito Mussolini
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The history of saints is mainly the history of insane people. Benito Mussolini
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The truth is that men are tired of liberty. Benito Mussolini
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Fascism, the more it considers and observes the future and the development of humanity, quite apart from political considerations of the moment, believes neither in the possibility nor the utility of perpetual peace. Benito Mussolini