You have performed a military feat which will become part of history. You have given me back my friend Mussolini!
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker congratulates someone on freeing Mussolini, calling it a historical military feat.
- In plain terms
- You did a great historical military by freeing Mussolini.
- What can you take from it?
- Freeing a political leader is a significant historical act.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What makes an action historical?
Another view
The act served one political side and ignored others.
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