At Palermo in Sicily onetime (1917-19) Premier Orlando said:
"I do not need to tell you that we do not live in a regime of liberty. Then it is infinitely better to live under an autocratic government. We cannot deny that autocratic governments have written luminous pages in the history of peoples. Under autocratic government citizens' liberties may be restricted, but they are guaranteed by laws, which may be severe but constitutional."
He concluded his speech by asking his audience quietly to leave the hall in which they were. The audience did as requested, but...
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