Against individualism, the Fascist conception is for the State; and it is for the individual in so far as he coincides with the State, which is the conscience and universal will of man in his historical existence. It is opposed to classical Liberalism, which arose from the necessity of reacting against absolutism, and which brought its historical purpose to an end when the State was transformed into the conscience and will of the …show more content…
Mussolini was able to use his idea of fascism to instill pride in his country. He was later able to use propaganda to further motivate the people to support his beliefs. Mussolini used his speeches to promote propaganda and bias viewpoints. An example of this is the speech he delivered prior to the invasion of Ethiopia. “It is not only an army marching towards its goal, but it is forty-four million Italians marching in unity behind this army. Because the blackest of injustices is being attempted against them, that of taking from them their place in the sun. When in 1915 Italy threw in her fate with that of the Allies, how many cries of admiration, how many promises were heard?” Mussolini is telling the Italian people that it is their right to to invade Ethiopia even though it was seized during World War I. He is persuading the people that it was unfairly taken from them. He did this to justify the wrongdoing of The Treaty of Versailles. Mussolini through nationalism and propaganda was eventually able to get support from his following which is very similar to the way Hitler came to power in