05/23/1937
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"Your soldiers have fought not in the interests of Italy but for Nazi Germany."
"We have been very anxious to have Rome declared an open city."
"I don't believe in destruction merely for retaliation; it's the wrong basis to put it on."
"I think the easiest thing is to tell you in general what has been happening for over a year."