"For us the national flag is a rag to be planted on a dunghill. There are only two fatherlands in the world: that of the exploited and that of the exploiters."
— Benito Mussolini

January 1, 1970

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Variant translation: The national flag is a rag that should be placed in a dunghill. — As quoted in Aspects of European History, 1789-1980 (1988) by Stephen J. Lee, p. 191