"[...] in the first rift between Croce and Gentile, Croce is the closest to original fascism. It is Croce who introduces Georges Sorel, one of the first cultural references of Fascism, into Italian culture; it is Croce who speaks, albeit in a critical dimension, of the ethical state; it is Croce who even encourages fascism and compares it to Cardinal Ruffo's Sanfedist hordes, believing that fascism has the function of sweeping away Bolshevism and the spiritual crisis and restoring the authority of the Italian state. Finally, I recall that it was Croce who suggested Gentile as Minister of Education to implement the school reform project that he, as minister, had initiated during the Giolitti era. In this vision, Fascism has a preparatory function for Croce in restoring true liberalism."
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From an interview by Federico Ferraù to Marcello Veneziani, ‘'Veneziani: you are wrong, religion is not a private matter’', ‘'il Sussidiario.net’', December 8, 2012.
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Benedetto Croce
Benedetto Croce (25 February 1866–20 November 1952) was an Italian idealist philosopher, historian, and occasionally also politician.
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