David I. Kertzer, The Pope And Mussolini: The Secret History Of Pius XI And The Rise Of Fascism In Europe Quotes
![David I. Kertzer, The Pope And Mussolini: The Secret History Of Pius XI And The Rise Of Fascism In Europe Quotes: "I never want to see umbrellas around me." he [Mussolini] once said. "The umbrella is a bourgeois relic, it is the arm used by the pope's soldiers. A people who carry umbrellas cannot found an empire."](https://www.quoteslyfe.com/images/collection3/quotations70/I-never-want-to-see-umbrellas-around-70847.jpg)
I never want to see umbrellas around me." he [Mussolini] once said. "The umbrella is a bourgeois relic, it is the arm used by the pope's soldiers. A people who carry umbrellas cannot found an empire.