“Fascism replaces, therefore, the old atomistic and mechanical state theory that was at the basis of the liberal and democratic doctrines with an organic and historic concept… The important thing is to ascertain that this organic concept of the state gives to society a continuous life over and beyond the existence of the several individuals.”

Source: The Political Doctrine of Fascism (1925), p. 111

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Italian politician and jurist 1875–1935

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