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"It stands at the very entrance of the Foro Mussolini and it will immortalize for eternity the fortunes of the fatherland, restored by the Leader, the excellent and unconquered spirit of the Leader regarding the fatherland, the immovable loyalty of the citizens to the Leader, and the outstanding achievements of Fascism."
- Codex Fori Mussolini, 27 Oct. 1932, inscribed by Aurelio Giuseppe Amatucci
Image: Monolithic obelisk at the Foro Mussolini. The Codex Fori Mussolini was hidden at its base, and only recently recovered.
Built 1928-38, the monolithic obelisk overlooks a stadium:
Il Duce, 31 Jan., 1939.
"To celebrate the birth of Rome means to celebrate our kind of civilization, it means to exalt our history and our race, it means to lean firmly on the past in order to project better onto the future."
- Benito Mussolini, "Past and Future," in Il Popolo d'Italia
