“I have conquered an empire for Italy and Mussolini has thrown it away.”

—  Pietro Badoglio

Quoted in "Badoglio Risponde‎" - Page 243 - by Vanna Vailati - Italy - 1958

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Io ho conquistato all'Italia un impero e Mussolini l'ha buttato via.

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