Mussolini as Revealed in His Political Speeches (November 1914 - August 1923)
Benito Mussolini
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Length 12 h 36 min
Chapters 69
First published 1923
Benito Mussolini was an Italian journalist and politician, the leader of the National Fascist Party. He grew up as a violent bully, and the characteristics developed in childhood aided his upward career and later rule in Italy. He was also an excellent orator, and this was one of the qualities that helped him rise to power.
This project contains over 60 of his earlier speeches, covering the years 1914-1923: from soon after his expulsion from the Socialist Party for supporting WWI, to his becoming Prime Minister yet still submitting outwardly to democratic rule. (He seized power, threw off the democratic yoke, and became dictator in 1925-1927.) - Summary by TriciaG
Chapters
1
Introduction. A Note on Italian Fascismo. Manifesto Read by Availle 27:52
2
Part II: Mussolini the ''Man of the War''. 13th December 1914 ''For the Liberty of Humanity and the Future of Italy'' Read by Craig Campbell 22:15
3
25th January 1915 ''Either War or the End of Italy's Name as a Great Power'' Read by schrm 17:25
4
1st December 1917 ''To the Complete Vanquishing of the Huns'' Read by Adam Bielka 8:48
5
24th February 1918 ''No Turning Back!'' Read by Adam Bielka 20:38
6
24th May 1918 ''The Fatal Victory'' Read by Adam Bielka 24:59
7
8th April 1918 ''In Honour of the American People'' Read by Adam Bielka 4:58
8
20th October 1918 ''The League of Nations'' Read by Adam Bielka 10:34
9
11th November 1918 ''In Celebration of Victory'' Read by Adam Bielka 6:27
10
Part III: Mussolini the ''Fascista Friend of the People'' 20th March 1919 ''Workmen's Rights After the War'' Read by Phantom647 7:30
11
5th February 1920 ''Sacrifice, Work, and Production'' Read by Matt Stevens 7:57
12
24th May 1920 ''We Are Not Against Labour, but Against the Socialist Party, in as far as it Remains Anti-Italian'' Read by Paul Fleischman 8:29
13
4th April 1921 ''Fascismo's Interests for the Working Classes'' Read by KevinS 9:36
14
6th December 1922 ''My Father Was a Blacksmith, and I Have Worked with Him; He Bent Iron, but I have the Harder Task of Bending Souls'' Read by Matt Stevens 6:22
15
6th January 1923 ''Labour to Take the First Place in New Italy'' Read by KevinS 4:06
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Part IV: Mussolini the ''Fascista'' 23rd March 1919 - The Three Declarations at the First Fascista Meeting Read by Paul Fleischman 11:44
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22nd July 1919 Outline of the Aims and Programme of Fascismo Read by Matt Stevens 21:14
18
9th October 1919 Fascismo and the Rights of Victory Read by Devlinianism 11:13
19
20th September 1920 ''The Tasks of Fascismo'' Read by Bloater51 28:54
20
6th February 1921 ''Fascismo and the Problems of Foreign Policy'' Read by Bloater51 27:52
21
3rd April 1921 ''How Fascismo was Created'' Read by Bloater51 19:21
22
20th September 1922 The Italy We Want Within, and Her Foreign Relations Read by Bloater51 28:24
23
25th September 1922 ''The Piave and Vittorio Veneto Mark the Beginning of New Italy'' Read by KevinS 5:42
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6th October 1922 ''The Fascista Dawning of New Italy'' Read by Matt Stevens 19:43
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26th October 1922 ''The Moment Has Arrived When the Arrow Must Leave the Bow or the Cord Will Break'' Read by Matt Stevens 18:42
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Part V: Mussolini the ''Fascista Member of Parliament'' 21st June 1921 Fascismo and the New Provinces Read by Matt Stevens 10:07
27
21st June 1921 The Question of Montenegro's Independence Read by KevinS 6:04
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21st June 1921 D'Annunzio and Fiume Read by KevinS 2:43
29
21st June 1921 Italy, Sionism, and the English Mandate in Palestine Read by KevinS 4:22
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21st June 1921 The Attitude of Fascismo towards Communism and Socialism Read by KevinS 8:32
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21st June 1921 The Attitude of Fascismo towards the Popular Party. The Vatican and Social Democracy Read by KevinS 5:48
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Part VI: Mussolini the ''Fascista Prime Minister'' 16th November 1922 A New Cromwell in the Parliament Read by Paul Fleischman 6:56
33
16th November 1922 The Foreign Policy of the Fascista Government Read by Matt Stevens 9:40
34
16th November 1922 The Policy of Fascismo for Italy: Economy, Work and Discipline Read by schrm 8:44
35
27th November 1922 ''Conscientious General Diagnosis of the Conditions of the Country and Its Foreign Policy'' Read by Matt Stevens 15:57
36
12th December 1922 ''I Remain the Head of Fascismo, Although the Head of the Italian Government'' Read by KevinS 2:29
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2nd January 1923 ''Our Task in History is to make a United State of the Italian Nation'' Read by KevinS 4:33
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15th January 1923 The Advance in the Ruhr District Read by Matt Stevens 7:41
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19th January 1923 The Government of Speed Read by KevinS 2:36
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23rd January 1923 The March of Events on the Ruhr. The Position of Italy Read by Matt Stevens 8:17
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1st February 1923 The Ruhr, the Conference of Lausanne, and the Port of Memel Read by schrm 5:50
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6th February 1923 Ratification of the Washington Treaty of Naval Disarmament Read by KevinS 2:40
43
6th February 1923 Message from the Hon. Mussolini to the Italians in America upon the Occasion of the Signing of the Convention for the Laying of Cables between Italy and the American Continent Read by KevinS 2:45
44
8th February 1923 For the Carrying Out of the Treaty of Rapallo Read by schrm 9:03
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10th February 1923 The Agreements of Santa Margherita. Italy and Yugoslavia Read by Matt Stevens 13:53
46
16th February 1923 Questions of Foreign Policy before the Senate. The Ruhr; Fiume; Zara and Dalmatia Read by Matt Stevens 12:31
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2nd March 1923 Review of European Politics in their Relation with Italy Read by Matt Stevens 13:40
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6th March 1923 Italo-Yugoslav Conference for the Commercial Treaty Read by Adam Bielka 2:00
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7th March 1923 ''History Tells Us that Strict Finance has brought Nations to Security'' Read by Adam Bielka 4:37
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18th March 1923 ''It Is Not the Economic System of Europe Alone that We Have to Restore to Its Full Efficiency'' Read by Adam Bielka 5:35
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29th March 1923 ''Only Those Who Profited by the War Grumbled and Still Grumble, Cursed and Still Curse at the War'' Read by KevinS 2:10
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30th March 1923 ''Patriotism Is Not Formed by Mere Words'' Read by KevinS 2:31
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7th April 1923 Questions of Foreign Policy before the Cabinet Read by Matt Stevens 10:50
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2nd June 1923 ''Mine Is Not a Government which Deceives the People'' Read by schrm 4:42
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2nd June 1923 ''In Time Past as in Time Present, Woman Had Always a Preponderant Influence in Shaping the Destinies of Humanity'' Read by Michele Fry 7:42
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3rd June 1923 ''So long as these students and these universities exist, the Nation cannot Perish and become a Slave, because Universities smash Fetters without allowing the Forging of New Ones'' Read by schrm 9:15
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8th June 1923 Italy's Foreign Policy regarding German Reparations, Hungary, Bulgaria, Austria, Yugoslavia, Turkey, Russia, Poland and other Countries Read by KevinS 26:02
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8th June 1923 ''The Internal Policy'' Read by Shreya Sethi 34:04
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10th June 1923 ''As Sardinia has been Great in War, so likewise will she be Great in Peace'' Read by ToddHW 5:25
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12th June 1923 ''Men Pass Away, Maybe Governments too, but Italy Lives and Will Never Die'' Read by ToddHW 5:04
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13th June 1923 ''Fascismo will bring a Complete Regeneration to Your Land'' Read by ToddHW 2:49
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19th June 1923 ''As we have Regained the Mastery of the Air, we do not want the Sea to Imprison Us'' Read by ToddHW 4:51
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19th June 1923 ''I Promise You--and God is my Witness--that I shall continue now and always to be a humble servant of our adored Italy'' Read by ToddHW 2:41
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25th June 1923 ''The Victory of the Piave was the Deciding Factor of the War'' Read by ToddHW 8:42
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28th June 1923 The Relations between Italy and the United States Read by ToddHW 16:36
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2nd July 1923 ''The Greatness of the Country will be Achieved by the New Generations'' Read by KevinS 3:43
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3rd July 1923 The Situation on the Ruhr and Other Questions of Foreign Policy Read by KevinS 4:19
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16th July 1923 The Electoral Reform Bill Read by KevinS 33:01
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29th August 1923 The Massacre of the Italian Delegation for the Delimitation of the Greco-Albanian Frontier Read by KevinS 3:55
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