2.22.23
Read an excerpt from Benito Mussolini's "The Doctrine of
Fascism."

In the Fascist State, the individual is not suppressed, but
rather multiplied, just as in a regiment a soldier 'is not
weakened, but multiplied by the number of his comrades.
The Fascist State organizes the nation, but it leaves
sufficient scope for individuals; it has limited useless or
harmful liberties and has preserved those that are essential.
It cannot be the individual who decides in this matter, but
only the State.

This excerpt could best be used to support a document-based essay on

—Mussolini's fall from power.
—Mussolini's role in World War II.
—the ideology of fascism in Italy.
—the format of elections in Italy.