....Given that the 19th century was the century of Socialism, of Liberalism, and of Democracy, it des not necessarily follow that the twentieth century must also be a century of Socialism, Liberalism and democracy: political doctrines pass, but humanity remains, and it may rather be expected that this will be a century of authority...a century of Facism....1 On October 29, 1922, Mussolini and some 50.000 blackshirts marched on Rome, but rather than this being a violent event …
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…Then in January 1926, Mussolini's rule became law when he was granted the right to issue decrees carrying the full force of the law. Parliament no longer had a say in what went on and Il Duce, had established his Dictatorship. BIBLIOGRAPHY : ITALY: LIBERALISM and FASCISM 1870 - 1945, Mark Robson, 2nd Edition, 2000. The Rise of Italian Fascism, Andrew Boxer, 2000. Italian Fascism. Its origins & development, Alexander De Grand, University of Nebraska Press, 1982. Modern Italy, Denis Mack Smi