Mussolini wasn't just another socialist; he was the Lenin of Italy – the leader of the hard-line revolutionary faction. And Mussolini wasn't just a "newspaperman”; he was the editor of Avanti!, the official newspaper of the Socialist Party. (Bryan Caplan)

Mussolini wasn't just another socialist; he was the Lenin of Italy – the leader of the hard-line revolutionary faction. And Mussolini wasn't just a "newspaperman”; he was the editor of Avanti!, the official newspaper of the Socialist Party.

Bryan Caplan

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