It declares that war and struggle among nations of the world is a natural law. It breathes of war: imperialism is its very soul. It is an enemy of internationalism, or international peace and co-operation. “International peace is a coward’s dream” Imperialism, according to Mussolini, “is the eternal and immutable law of life.”
“Fascism,” Mussolini writes, “the growth of Empire, that is to say, the expansion of the nation, is an essential manifestation of vitality and its opposite a sign of decadence” By means of war and conquests Italy would rebuild an Empire as great and glorious as was that of the ancient Rome.
Thus Mussolini’s belief in force and violence culminated in fascist idolisation and worship of the god of war.