Italian Politics Quotes
English conservatives were so fearful of socialism and communism that they applauded the efforts of even fascist dictators in putting down labor unions or anything that was favored by the left. Even Churchill ignored the anti-democratic and dictatorial behavior of Mussolini, as did many other British conservatives. The very regimes that some of the British aristocracy supported then turned on England and the democratic world and threatened their very existence. Churchill was chastened by the lesson he learned. The quotation also illustrates how political leaders learn and grow from their experiences and actions. Churchill was not prime minister when he sent this communication. For other politicians who made the same error as Churchill see {623198}. {623200} and {623201}.
Nostradamus made thousands of prophecies most of which seem not to have occurred as he predicted. However there were a few that some people believe predicted later events. In this case, some people believe that he foretold the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte.
Fermi and Segre was two of the group of European Scientists who emigrated to the United States and were key to the Manhattan Project developing the Atomic Bomb.
The Italian press often uses the term “verti incrociati.”
Mussolini and the Fascist majority had already gotten control of the government but their hold was then precarious.
