Now Available: Mussolini's Ascension Day Speech

Benito Mussolini's famous Ascension Day speech of May 1927 has finally been translated into English. This was one of the most important speeches ever delivered by the Duce of Italy. In it a number of noteworthy topics are covered, including:

• The necessity of defending the Italian race;
• The issue of hygiene and health care;
• The battle against alcoholism;
• The problem of demography and birthrates;
• The dangers of urbanism;
• The question of Alto Adige (South Tyrol);
• The war against crime and the Mafia;
• The question of anti-Fascist political prisoners;
• The use of violence;
• The tasks of the government, the party and the militia;
• The battle for the Lira;
• The Fascist attitude towards democracy;

...and many other subjects.

The text of the speech can be read below in English and Italian.

English: Speech of the Ascension, May 26, 1927
Italiano: Discorso dell'Ascensione, 26 maggio 1927