Benito Mussolini Quotes & Sayings

“Democracy is beautiful in theory; in practice it is a fallacy.”

“Let us have a dagger between our teeth, a bomb in our hands, and an infinite scorn in our hearts.”

“Fascism is a religion. The twentieth century will be known in history as the century of Fascism.”

“It's good to trust others but, not to do so is much better.”

“War is to man what maternity is to a woman. From a philosophical and doctrinal viewpoint, I do not believe in perpetual peace.”

“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.”

“All within the state, nothing outside the state, nothing against the state.”

“It is the State which educates its citizens in civic virtue, gives them a consciousness of their mission and welds them into unity.”

“The truth is that men are tired of liberty.”

“The function of a citizen and a soldier are inseparable.”