"From the square up above, you could see other hills, azure almost. I leaned against the church in the sun. In that warmth and silence, I felt an inkling of hope. What was happening seemed impossible to me. Life would go on one day, safe and sound, like now. I had forgotten this for too…Read more Cesare Pavese: Il fuggiasco / The fugitive
The Italian Resistance
Benedetto Croce: diario/ diary, December 2, 1944
"Violence is never strength but weakness, nor can it ever create anything, but only destroy it." "When the German radio announced he was free and would return to politics, I was indifferent, because, for me, he was like a rag doll, which has lost the sawdust used to stuff it and just hangs there,…Read more Benedetto Croce: diario/ diary, December 2, 1944
Irma Marchiani: April 25, Liberation Day (Italy)
Irma Marchiani: Women and the resistance from Lettere di condannati a morte della Resistenza italiana 8 settembre 1943-25 aprile 1945 Irma Marchiani (Anty) Prigione di Pavullo, 26.11.1944 Mia adorata Pally, sono gli ultimi istanti della mia vita. Pally adorata ti dico a te saluta e bacia tutti quelli che mi ricorderanno .…Read more Irma Marchiani: April 25, Liberation Day (Italy)
Unsung heroes: the Italian Resistance
When your body no longer exists, your spirit will be even more alive in the memory of those who remain – Make it so that it may forever serve as an example. - Sabato Martelli Castaldi Sabato Martelli Castaldi Di anni 47 – generale di Brigata Aerea – nato a Cava dei Tirreni (Salerno) il…Read more Unsung heroes: the Italian Resistance
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