Consider this excerpt from an encyclopedia entry written by Benito Mussolini in 1932.
What conclusion about Mussolini's belief about
government can be drawn from the excerpt?
But empire demands discipline, the coordination of all
forces and a deeply felt sense of duty and sacrifice: this
fact explains many aspects of the practical working of
the regime, the character of. Many forces in the State,
and the necessarily severe measures which must be
taken against those who would oppose this
spontaneous and inevitable movement of Italy in the
twentieth century.
O Mussolini believed that even government leaders
were not above the law.
O Mussolini believed that government was responsible
for securing individual rights.
O Mussolini believed that opponents of his preferred
government should be severely punished.
O Mussolini believed that the Italian people had
already made enough sacrifices for their
government.