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‘I can understand why a businessman would admire Mussolini and his methods. They are essentially those of successful business. Executive actions, not conferences and talk. Mistakes, yes, but action. […] The business executive despises the tortuous ways of government. The impression you get of him is that he is a fine type of business executive. He cuts through. No idle words. Not too few, not too many, just enough. Quietly spoken, but leaving no doubt in anyone’s mind that he carried a big stick. […] Accomplishment! Not fine-spoken theories; not plans; not speeches he is going to make. Things done! And this is your successful American executive.’

— Merle Thorpe, 1927