Read an excerpt from Benito Mussolini’s "The Doctrine of Fascism.”
In the Fascist State, the individual is not suppressed, but rather multiplied, just as in a regiment a soldier is not weakened, but multiplied by the number of his comrades. The Fascist State organizes the nation, but it leaves sufficient scope for individuals; it has limited useless or harmful liberties and has preserved those that are essential. It cannot be the individual who decides in this matter, but only the State.
This excerpt could best be used to support a document-based essay on
Mussolini’s fall from power.
Mussolini’s role in World War II.
the ideology of fascism in Italy.
the format of elections in Italy.
