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Colonel Poletti took hold last February. He began by renovating his four-story, red-painted, Renaissance prefettura near the Naples waterfront. He had bomb debris cleaned up, plumbing repaired, elbow grease applied to slick up the place. Explained one of his subordinates: "You can't sell democracy in an outhouse...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ITALY: Practicing Democrat | 5/1/1944 | See Source »

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