Paul Johnson: One of the things that emerged very clearly in the history of the 20th century was that the family was a great repository in defense of human freedom and individuality….

…lt is very notable that all the great dictators of this century attacked the family, and all tried to undermine it; they all tried to replace family ties with those of the state.

Mussolini used to say, „Everything for the state; nothing against the state; nothing outside the state.” That always struck me as one of the most evil remarks of the 20th century. It’s incompatible with the family, because in a country like Italy where family bonds are very strong, Mussolini saw that he had to produce this ideology so that people would put the state before the family.

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