Chapter III: Part II: Mussolini the “man of the War”

FOR THE LIBERTY OF HUMANITY AND THE FUTURE OF ITALY 9
(_Speech delivered at Parma, 13th December 1914._)

“EITHER WAR OR THE END OF ITALY’S NAME AS A GREAT POWER” 18
(_Speech delivered at Milan, 25th January 1915._)

“TO THE COMPLETE VANQUISHING OF THE HUNS” 25
(_Speech delivered at Sesto San Giovanni, 1st December 1917._)

“NO TURNING BACK!” 30
(_Speech delivered at Rome, 24th February 1918._)

THE FATAL VICTORY 37
(_Speech delivered at Bologna, 24th May 1918._)

“IN HONOUR OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE” 49
(_Speech delivered at Milan, 8th April 1918._)

THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS 52
(_Speech delivered at Milan, 20th October 1918._)

IN CELEBRATION OF VICTORY 58
(_Speech delivered at Milan, 11th November 1918._)

PART III

MUSSOLINI THE “FASCISTA FRIEND OF THE PEOPLE”

WORKMEN’S RIGHTS AFTER THE WAR 63
(_Speech delivered at Dalmine, 20th March 1919._)

SACRIFICE, WORK, AND PRODUCTION 67
(_Speech delivered at Milan, 5th February 1920._)

“WE ARE NOT AGAINST LABOUR, BUT AGAINST THE SOCIALIST PARTY, IN AS
FAR AS IT REMAINS ANTI-ITALIAN” 71
(_Speech delivered at Milan, 24th May 1920._)

FASCISMO’S INTERESTS FOR THE WORKING CLASSES 75
(_Speech delivered at Ferrara, 4th April 1921._)

“MY FATHER WAS A BLACKSMITH AND I HAVE WORKED WITH HIM; HE BENT
IRON, BUT I HAVE THE HARDER TASK OF BENDING SOULS” 79
(_Speech delivered at Milan, 6th December 1922._)

LABOUR TO TAKE THE FIRST PLACE IN NEW ITALY 82
(_Speech delivered at Rome, 6th January 1923._)