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SCantiGOP

(14,758 posts)
Sun Feb 9, 2025, 02:16 PM Feb 2025

Guess the author of the quote

“Democracy is lovely. It gives you a lot of freedoms. Even the freedom to destroy it.”



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Not trump

Not musk

That quote from about 90 years ago is from Benito Mussolini, but it could have easily come from either of his two modern comrades.

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Guess the author of the quote (Original Post) SCantiGOP Feb 2025 OP
They best be careful WhiteTara Feb 2025 #1
We can only hope....... SCantiGOP Feb 2025 #2

WhiteTara

(31,279 posts)
1. They best be careful
Sun Feb 9, 2025, 02:18 PM
Feb 2025

Mussolini ended up hanging upside down with his face smashed to pulp from the many, many blows from avenging citizens.

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