Word: salvemini
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...majority of the Italian people want neither a king nor a royalty," asserted Gaetano Salvemini, Lauro de Bosis Lecturer on Italian History, in a discussion yesterday on the problems of post-war Italy, "and it is only a union of the businessmen, the remnants of the army, and the British and American forces of occupation that uphold the present regime...
This agreement, Salvemini declared, is the reason why the Russians are not making serious attempts to dominate Italy, but acknowledge it as a British sphere of influence. In spite of this he claimed that because of the mistakes of the occupational forces, democracy is discrediting itself. The average Italian, he said, now defines democracy erroneously as "Fascism plus hypocrisy...
...Crimes are crimes even if committed in time of war in enemy lands," stated Gaetano Salvemini, Lauro de Bosis Lecturer on the History of Italian Civilization, at a forum on "Treatment of War Criminals" held last night under the sponsorship of the International Club in Lowell House Junior Common Room. Other speakers were Gordon W. Allport '19, professor of Psychology, and Sidney B. Fay, professor of History...
...Salvemini added, "Juridical international law is inadequate and must be supplemented by a moral international law derived from statements in the peace treaty that starting war is one of the most heinous of crimes and whoever does so is guilty and liable to punishment...
...From here on, TIME thanks' Gaetano Salvemini and the Nation...