“The measures adopted to restore public order are: First of all, the elimination of the so-called subversive elements …. They were elements of disorder and subversion. On the morrow of each conflict I gave the categorical order to confiscate the largest possible number of weapons of every sort and kind. This confiscation, which continues with the utmost energy, has given satisfactory results.”
― Benito Mussolini
Benito Mussolini was an Italian politician who rose to become the leader of his country’s National Fascist Party. He was elected Prime Minister, but shortly after that dropped any pretense of democracy and established a dictatorship. In World War II, he threw his support behind the Axis Powers, thereby sealing his fate.