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MUSSOLINI, Benito (1883–1945).
Autograph manuscript signed ‘Mussolini’, Rome, 20 December 1922; 3 pages, small quarto format, on letterhead bearing the heading ‘Il Presidente del Consiglio dei Ministri’ (small pinholes in the corners); in Italian.
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Autograph manuscript signed ‘Mussolini’, Rome, 20 December 1922; 3 pages, small quarto format, on letterhead bearing the heading ‘Il Presidente del Consiglio dei Ministri’ (small pinholes in the corners); in Italian.
Speech commemorating the assassination of the fascist activist Federico Guglielmo Florio, killed in Prato on 11 January 1922 by a communist.
One of the most distressing and saddest days of Mussolini’s life was the day he was told of the heinous murder of our dear, great and intrepid Federico, who through his sacrifice paved the way for the advent of Fascist Italy: “One of the most anxious and sad days of my life was the day I was told of the brutal murder of our dear, great, intrepid Federico! I say ‘our’: because he belonged to all of us, he belonged to Fascism, and above all – always and everywhere – he belonged to Italy! […] His Italy, Fascist Italy, is now a fait accompli. Immortal glory […] to Federico, among the first – who, through their ineffable sacrifice, prepared […] the events!”…
This manuscript was exhibited at the 1932 Mostra del Fascismo (as indicated by a stamp on the back of the last page).