Word: mussolini
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Twitching impatiently at a laurel twig, the Premier suffered himself to be congratulated for a few moments. Then the twig snapped; Il Ditce's eyes became luminous in their pale sockets. Striding to the rostrum amid ringing cheers, Mussolini performed the Fascist salute, extending his right arm forward and upward in the gesture of the Caesars...
Instantly La Camera quieted to a ringing hush. Cried Mussolini: "We are here to give a judical expression to the will of the Fascist Revolution. . . . Today, Fascismo is the only living force in Italy. . . . All else can be relegated to the museums!" Waving a sheaf of papers he exclaimed: "I have with me laws liquidating the past and establishing the base of Fascist power. ... It shall be for you to vote...
...upon these and succeeding bills are expected to continue for about a fortnight before the measures are put to vote. There can exist scarcely a doubt as to their passage. The whole program now being put through is of course the famed "Third Wave of the Fascist Revolution." which Mussolini has been heralding for months...
...Violent Incident occurred when bushy-bearded Communist Deputy Maffi shrieked that the demonstrations in Mussolini's honor did not reflect the feelings of the laboring classes...
...Senato likewise opened its sessions with an oratorical tribute to Mussolini; cheered him to the echo; and drank in the (for him) undramatic message in which the Premier thanked them for their good will...