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Greek Hatred of Italians In his speech to the provincial representatives of the Fascist in Rome on November 18 Mussolini spoke of “ the subtle enemy Greece.” He went on to say “ one thing must be said, and it. may perhaps surprise certain Italians who are not mentally living in our times. It is that the Greeks hate Italy as they hate no other people. It is a hatred which appears at first inexplicable, but it is genuine, deep and incurable hate common to all classes in cities and villages, in the higher and lower classes, everywhere in Greece. Its reasons are mysterious.” In that speech Mussolini had to give reasons to his followers why the first onslaught by the Italians on Greece had not been successful. He had to explain why it had not been possible to carry out a lightning blow, and why the Greeks had shown themselves so ready to resist. “ Its reasons are mysterious,” he said. They are only mysterious to Italians, and then not to all Italians. Hence the reference to certain Italians, who are not mentally living in our times. —E. J. Patterson, in the Empire Review.
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Waikato Times, Volume 128, Issue 21368, 12 March 1941, Page 6
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