Speeches made to the people are essential to the arousing of enthusiasm for a war.

Race? It is a feeling, not a reality. Ninety-five per cent, at least. Nothing will ever make me believe that biologically pure races can be shown to exist today.... National pride has no need of the delirium of race.

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

Fascism is a religious concept.

Tomorrow, the Tripartite Pact will become an instrument of just peace between the peoples. Italians! Once more arise and be worthy of this historical hour! We shall win.

Liberty is no longer the virgin, chaste and severe, to be fought for ... we have buried the putrid corpse of liberty ... the Italian people are a race of sheep.

The Socialists ask what is our program? Our program is to smash the heads of the Socialists.