Benito Mussolini

Italian fascist dictator

Modern influential 146 sayings

Sayings by Benito Mussolini

Life is duty, struggle, conquest, and above all, sacrifice.

1920s-1930s — Speech
Controversial Unverifiable

Only God can break the will of the Fascist regime.

1930s — Attributed
Controversial Unverifiable

The Fascist government is not a government of the people, but a government for the people.

1920s — Speech
Controversial Unverifiable

The crowd is like a woman; it always prefers the strongest man.

1920s-1930s — Attributed
Controversial Unverifiable

The Fascist State does not remain indifferent to the religious fact in general nor to that particular positive religion which is Italian Catholicism.

1932 — Speech, 'The Doctrine of Fascism'
Controversial Unverifiable

History does not grant to a nation the right to live if it has no will to power.

1920s-1930s — Speech
Controversial Unverifiable

We have buried the putrid corpse of liberty.

1920s — Speech
Controversial Confirmed

The greatest danger for a politician is to be too popular.

1920s-1930s — Attributed
Controversial Unverifiable

The truth is that the masses are more obedient to the laws of the club than to the laws of reason.

1920s-1930s — Attributed
Controversial Unverifiable

Against individualism, the Fascist conception is for the State.

1932 — Speech, 'The Doctrine of Fascism'
Controversial Unverifiable

We must have a strong State, a strong government, a strong army, and a strong will.

1930s — Speech
Controversial Unverifiable

The State, as conceived and realized by Fascism, is a spiritual and ethical entity.

1932 — Speech, 'The Doctrine of Fascism'
Controversial Unverifiable

The Fascist regime has not only given Italy a government, but also a soul.

1930s — Speech
Controversial Unverifiable

The Fascist State is not a night-watchman, but a living organism.

1932 — Speech, 'The Doctrine of Fascism'
Controversial Unverifiable

To believe, to obey, to fight.

1920s-1930s — Fascist slogan
Controversial Unverifiable

A nation of spaghetti eaters cannot restore Roman civilization!

Unknown — General statement, possibly critical of Italian perceived weakness
Humorous Unverifiable

Democracy is beautiful in theory; in practice it is a fallacy. You in America will see that some day.

Unknown — Critique of democracy
Humorous Unverifiable

Every anarchist is a baffled dictator.

Unknown — General statement
Humorous Unverifiable

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

Unknown — Rhetorical statement on revolutionary spirit
Humorous Unverifiable

Socialism is a fraud, a comedy, a phantom, a blackmail.

Unknown — Critique of socialism
Humorous Confirmed