“It acknowledges darkness, as well as the historic bookends of oppressive monarchy and violent fascism.”

“Our heroes were the American volunteers fighting fascism in Spain under the banner of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade.”

“The post-Hitler decades have witnessed the rise of other manifestations of fascism and variations of killing fields across the globe.”

“He is considered a fascist by many and a dangerous demagogue by others, so what does it say about the people who support him?”

“So, fascism essentially meant the Mussolini movement's adoption of the fasces as the symbol of what became known as the Fascist movement.”

“The fasces of Italian fascism are nicked from the fasces carried by the lictors, symbolising the unity of the Roman people.”

“Independence is represented by the laurel-crowned female figure, who holds the consular fasces in one hand and a torch in the other.”

“The three dispositions are Stalinian bureaucratic socialism, the adventure of the fascisms and the 'Western' deployment of parliamentarisms.”

“Above all fascists and their friends found an echo in ruling circles for their pro-Hitler, anti-Jewish, anti-communist beliefs.”

“Do you oppose fascism while keeping fascists within your circle of friends?”

“My favourite genre is the dystopia, and this novel is filled with references to a horrible future, filled with fascists and war.”