Diplomatic Dispatch No. 18, August 5, 1938: On the Jewish Question
(Published in Il Popolo d'Italia, August 6, 1938)
"Now, to avoid the catastrophic calamity of miscegenation, that is, the creation of a bastard race that is neither European nor African, which will foment disintegration and revolt, the strict laws promulgated and enacted by Fascism are not enough. A strong feeling, a strong sense of pride, a clear and ever-present consciousness of race are also required.
To discriminate does not mean to persecute. This must be said to the too many Jews in Italy and in other countries who cry useless lamentations to the heavens, passing with typical swiftness from intrusiveness and arrogance to demoralization and senseless panic."
-Benito Mussolini