“Paying only a left-handed tribute to peace, Il Duce warned of the world’s ‘irresistible’ armaments race and of the need for Italian preparation.”
“For this reason, but not only for this reason, will we reject the absurdity of eternal peace, which is foreign to our creed and to our temperament. We always, in the course of a few hours and after a simple order, can mobilize 8,000,000 men.“
