I Want To Make My Own Life

Fascism Recognises The Real Needs Which Gave Rise To Socialism And Trade-unionism, Giving Them Due Weight In The Guild Or Corporative System In Which Diverent Interests Are Coordinated And Harmonised In The Unity Of The State.

There Is The Great, Silent, Continuous Struggle: The Struggle Between The State And The Individual; Between The State Which Demands And The Individual Who Attempts To Evade Such Demands. Because The Individual, Left To Himself, Unless He Be A Saint Or Hero, Always Refuses To Pay Taxes, Obey Laws, Or Go To War.

The Measures Adopted To Restore Public Order Are: First Of All, The Elimination Of The So-called Subversive Elements. ... They Were Elements Of Disorder And Subversion. On The Morrow Of Each Conflict I Gave The Categorical Order To Confiscate The Largest Possible Number Of Weapons Of Every Sort And Kind. This Confiscation, Which Continues With The Utmost Energy, Has Given Satisfactory Results.

The State Reserves The Right To Be The Sole Interpreter Of The Needs Of Society.

It Was Only One Life. What Is One Life In The Affairs Of A State?