“(To Mussolini) His Excellence can count, now and forever, on my complete and absolute devotion.”
(A Mussolini) Vostra Eccellenza può contare ora e sempre sulla mia completa e assoluta devozione.
Quoted in "Rodolfo Graziani: L'uomo" - Page 78 - by Giovanni Battista Madìa, Emilio Faldella, Titta Madia - 1955
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[Mussolini avrebbe potuto contare] Sulla sua più completa e assoluta dedizione.
da un telegramma a Mussolini del '28
Variant: (A Mussolini) Vostra Eccellenza può contare ora e sempre sulla mia completa e assoluta devozione.
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