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Lee, Jessica H. |
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Italian American Review; Summer2022, Vol. 12 Issue 2, p190-214, 25p |
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Making even more explicit his tacit comparison between Washington and Mussolini, Guidi asked: "Was Washington a dictator? The article concluded with Mussolini mocking the American newspaper I Aurora i for writing during Washington's second term that his "debauched" behavior would be a "warning to the future ages" (Mussolini [65]). In 1853, Abraham Lincoln supposedly wrote to Italian physicist Macedonio Melloni supporting what would later become Benito Mussolini's imperial agenda for the Mediterranean and Balkans. Honoring those who had the "common sense and intelligence" to appreciate Washington's vision in his time, Mussolini implicitly invited Americans to understand the vision of Italy's first dictator in light of the history of America's first president (Mussolini [65]). Mussolini began with excerpts from two letters Washington wrote to Alexander Hamilton (Washington [101]; Washington [103]). [Extracted from the article] |
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