"Because it has a powerful vis a tergo, fascism is by no means a utopia. It is largely a penetration of ancient folk memories. And that is why fascism is possible only in completely developed, old nations.
Mussolini rides on the most ardent, brightest protuberance of national memory. From ancient times, he conjured up a vision of the old Roman Empire. With the agreement with the Vatican came the moving force of the old folk religion.
And the Russian Soviets created a new type of state. But that type of state lacks any vis a tergo. There is no force of the past in it. It's brain is racing towards utopia. That is why Bolshevism is unrealistic. Fascism is a reality, a cure for Bolshevism."
—Milan Šufflay, Croatian Nationalist, Historian and Politician (Croatian Law, XX, no. 5234, p. 1-2; Zagreb, September 21, 1929)
"Because it has a powerful vis a tergo, fascism is by no means a utopia. It is largely a penetration of ancient folk memories. And that is why fascism is possible only in completely developed, old nations.
Mussolini rides on the most ardent, brightest protuberance of national memory. From ancient times, he conjured up a vision of the old Roman Empire. With the agreement with the Vatican came the moving force of the old folk religion.
And the Russian Soviets created a new type of state. But that type of state lacks any vis a tergo. There is no force of the past in it. It's brain is racing towards utopia. That is why Bolshevism is unrealistic. Fascism is a reality, a cure for Bolshevism."
—*Milan Šufflay, Croatian Nationalist, Historian and Politician (Croatian Law, XX, no. 5234, p. 1-2; Zagreb, September 21, 1929)*
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