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The Catastrophes Brought About by
the Darwinist-Fascist Mussolini
In the same way that Hitler determined his policy by
employing Darwinism, so his contemporary and ally Benito
Mussolini made use of Darwinist claims and concepts to set
Italy on imperialist and Fascist foundations.
Mussolini was a thorough Darwinist, who believed that
violence had been a propelling force in history and that war led
to revolution. For him, "the reluctance of England to engage in
war only proved the evolutionary decadence of the British
Empire." 61
At the head of the magazine The People of Italy (Il Popolo d'I-
talia), which he founded with financial assistance from the French
government, he put the phrase, "He who has iron will also have
bread." In other words he was telling the people that in order to be
able to fill their stomachs they needed the power to wage war.
Mussolini chose the axe as the symbol of Fascism and the