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1 " A strange thing, he thought, the way the human mind could form false systems of belief and cling to them in the face of the laws of love and the certainty of death. "
― Roland Merullo , Once Night Falls
2 " un conforto scintillante, "
3 " Democracy is beautiful in theory; in practice it is a fallacy. You in America will see that some day. —Benito Mussolini Dictators ride to and fro upon tigers which they dare not dismount. And the tigers are getting hungry. —Winston Churchill "
4 " Time wore all of them down, administered harsh lessons in humility to even the finest physical specimens. "
5 " This was the power of evil, he thought before drifting off to sleep. Nothing be actually done to you, just the idea of it, the rumor of it, the sense of the possibility of it. That was enough. "
6 " But in the early years, there was the sense that il Duce’s ego was a comical thing. He pontificated about the sanctity of family life while openly keeping a young mistress, Claretta Petacci. He bared his chest on the stage while giving a speech at the Pontine Marshes. He stuck out his chin, shouted, boasted, waved his fists, made promises about bringing Italy back to the greatness of ancient Rome. "
7 " She lifted her face to his, and he thought there was something new in the feeling of her lips against his, a new hope or a different kind of fear. "
