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Word: selvaggi (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...knows only devotion to Mussolini and ruthless suppression of his enemies. Within a year he has drawn the discipline of Fascismo as tight as a drumhead. He has "governed by castor oil"?introduced into anti-Fascist throats while anti-Fascist noses were roughly tweaked by Farinacci's Selvaggi ("Savages"). He has earned the title "Right Fist of the Fascist Party." He has been denounced by Cardinal Gasparri as a "vulgar demagog." None the less, Mussolini had him made a lawyer so that he might defend the slayers of Matteotti (TIME, March 22). The rude mechanic from Abruzzi secured...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ITALY: Right Fist Falls | 4/12/1926 | See Source »

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