Note 2 — PART II MUSSOLINI THE “MAN OF THE WAR”
Bernardo Quaranta di San Severino translation
As of old, Duty, of the steel hand, enchains even the ignorant by the magic of her glance. While as yet they can barely stutter her name, lo! they defend their mother, who is the mother of all.
And they are the war, and they are the battle front, and they are the victory. Glory is reflected from their steel helmets.
They, the soldiers, are the martyrs and saints and the heroic country.