Pietro Badoglio quotes

“If I announce the armistice and the Americans don't send sufficient reinforcements and don't land near Rome, the Germans will seize the city and put in a puppet fascist government.”
-- Pietro Badoglio

Source : "A Special Mission" by Dan Kurzman, (p. 9), 2007.

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“The Germans will make a few scattered attacks, then go away. The Romans will enjoy a fine September.”
-- Pietro Badoglio

Source : "Italy Betrayed" by Peter Tompkins, (p. 218), 1966.

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“When Mussolini decided on war he did not take my advice or that of any other Army chief. In August 1939 the Duce had not been so sure about the invincibility of the Germans, and he told us that he had sought to persuade Hitler not to act.”
-- Pietro Badoglio

Source : "Twenty Angels Over Rome: The Story of Fascist Italy's Fall" by Richard McMillan, (p. 70), 1945.

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“When I go to Rome, I fast on Saturday, but in Milan I do not. Do you also follow the custom of whatever church you attend, if you do not want to give or receive scandal.”

“The greatest fine art of the future will be the making of a comfortable living from a small piece of land.”

“I have feelings that are to the right, and I have feelings that land on the left side of the aisle. The thing is if you have 10 views that land you on the left side of the aisle and two views that land you on the right side of the aisle, then people just put you on the right side of the aisle. I'm not sure why.”

“As soon as the land of any country has all become private property, the landlords, like all other men, love to reap where they never sowed, and demand a rent even for its natural produce.”

“Chicago seems a big city instead of merely a large place.”

“It doesn't have to be the Grand Canyon, it could be a city street, it could be the face of another human being - Everything is full of wonder.”

“To be a husbandman, is but a retreat from the city; to be a philosopher, from the world; or rather, a retreat from the world, as it is man's, into the world, as it is God's.”

“I'm conflicted with theater in the city because you want to reach a diverse audience, and that audience doesn't typically go to the theater.”

Source : Interview with William Van Meter, www.interviewmagazine.com. March 26, 2013.

“Defend Paris to the last, destroy all bridges over the Seine and devastate the city.”

“The only bridge I've ever burned along this legacy I dance is the one that linked the cities of prosperity and chance.”