"The curious thing about dictatorships is that they closely resemble each other and yet are as far apart as the poles. They all use arrogance and force to accomplish their contrasting ends. All fervently practice an absolutism that places the state above the individual, but they eye one another with envy and hate. This is the thing that separates the Fascists and Communists beyond possibility of bridging. Italy's government structure is basically the same as Russia's but the philosophies behind them are as different as night and day."
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