Due to various changes, Contini's wish to go to North Africa was not fulfilled until June - because he was not only facing graduation, but also facing Adriana having a baby, so he had to postpone his trip to North Africa until July, when the last oil guards would be on their way to North Africa, just in time to go together.

In fact, with Contini's current position, it doesn't matter if he doesn't attend the graduation ceremony, but His Excellency the President has been absent from classes for many years and rarely shows his face, and if he misses the graduation ceremony again, he looks down on the school too much; Second, Contini's recent combination punches on the ideological and ideological front have been somewhat aggressive, and some have even injured well-known professors at the University of Rome, including professors of history and law, who must be appeased; Third, many students are eager to get to know the president, and the school also hopes that he can speak at the graduation ceremony, and he can't help but give this face.

Generally speaking, everyone thinks that the president is quite complicated: although he is polite, polite, and gentle at a glance, he is very tough in the field of politics and serious thought, and he is known as the "steel president", and the group of intellectuals in the school also respect and fear him, because Contini is not like other politicians, his methods are all public, and if you don't agree, please leave! Fight with the word? Pen fights? The president has a good reputation, good writing, and has mastered the public opinion of countless news media across the country, and even the IBC is controlled in his hands, plus Dr. Goebbels has a hand in the back, and the combat effectiveness is explosive in all Italy, except for the rumors spread by word of mouth, he has no way to deal with it, and he has a way to accept other academic, political, and editorial reviews.

And for the media and other groups that dare to do it, the president has another big stick: lawsuits! When it comes to lawsuits with the president, everyone is really afraid, not to mention that the judicial system has begun to be fascistized, and you can't afford the lawyer's fees - after all, there is no one in Italy like Contini who takes money and spends it improperly.

So everyone watched with mixed emotions as Contini gave his presentation at the graduation ceremony, listening to him defend himself in a subdued voice:

“…… Some people say that I suppress different voices, and some people say that my party is the same and fights against differences, that's right! That's what I did! I will suppress all voices that are not conducive to fascism and the unity of the Italian people, and I will definitely take action to clean up any voices that are not in line with the leaders and the government! The reason is very clear - to be rich and strong, not to be free, is not a slogan, it is a real action! Most of the Italian people do not have such a high level of education and literacy, they do not understand the origin of multiculturalism and pluralism, just like a young child, need parental guidance and guidance, is it about the future of children and how to develop you are discussed with adult children?

In order for Italy to become a great power and a strong country, it is urgent to improve its own strength, to improve the efficiency of its operations, to strengthen cohesion and unity, and the existence of multiple ideas not only does not achieve this goal, but is harmful to the realization of this goal. Sorry, but what is that?

After Fascist came to power, we certainly tightened in the field of ideology and interfered with the degree of freedom, but what we achieved has attracted worldwide attention:

Trains in Italy, punctual or almost punctual;

Italy's economy is soaring at an annual rate of 11-12%, which is faster than the growth rate of the United Kingdom, France, and the United States combined.

Italy's unemployment rate has fallen from a peak of 37% to less than 10%;

Rapid rail has been built from scratch and is now the largest in Europe in terms of mileage;

The civil aviation system grew from scratch and is now the fourth in Europe;

Motorways have grown from scratch, surpassing the United Kingdom, and are now the third in Europe, and relatively close to France, which is twice the size of us and half the population of us, and the density of highways per capita in Italy is already the second highest in Europe;

Steel, cement, machinery, metallurgy and other products have generally increased by 50%-100%, and the gap with major powers is narrowing;

We have built more than 13 million square meters of new housing, we have expanded the number of university students by 20 per cent, the number of out-of-school students due to poverty has disappeared by 90 per cent, and the coverage of compulsory education has increased by 25 per cent......

During the same period, our currency has remained basically stable, the state fiscal deficit has shrunk slightly year after year, arrears of civil servants' salaries and teachers' salaries have been repaid, and the salaries of specialized teachers have increased by more than 40 percent!

We also won Corfu!

These are the effects of regulation, the results of prosperity rather than freedom!

Without the fascist coming to power, without this control, without the unitary leadership of the leaders, Italy would have greater freedom, what freedom?

Freedom of train delays!

Freedom of economic backwardness, corruption, high unemployment, and social unrest!

The value of the currency has plummeted, the deficit is getting bigger, and speculation is rife!

The decline of national strength, the freedom to be weak externally and bullied!

If you are not deaf or blind, you only have to look at the performance of Germany, in the past our intellectuals kept saying that the Second Reich had no freedom, that it was dictatorship and reaction, but then it was good, the German people were free - they had the freedom to lose their land! There is freedom to disband the army! There is the freedom to be financially monitored! There is the freedom of the economy to plummet! The people have the freedom to starve and be unemployed! Not a patriotic German wants this kind of freedom and democracy! Isn't education about the Ruhr crisis deep enough? Do you want the Ruhr crisis to happen again in Italy?

In the past, we all wanted to go to Germany to work, because Germany has a high income and good welfare, but now the reverse is the case, Germans come to work with us, and the United Group alone employs nearly 40,000 German employees, why can't you see it? ”

"Of course......" Contini raised his head and stared at the thousands of teachers and students in the audience, "I want to upgrade my original view today, not simply to be rich and strong and not to be free, but to be rich and strong and not to be individual free - what we are trying to fight for now is the freedom of the Italian country, the freedom of this nation, and the struggle for collective freedom, so I have to sacrifice individual freedom for the time being." Without the strength and prosperity of the nation, is your personal freedom meaningful? You are still a second-class citizen when you go out, and you are ridiculed as poor imperialism by others – is this the freedom you want? This is not the Italy I want!

Only when Italy is truly strong, truly realizes the great revival of the Roman Empire, and can really be compared with Britain, the United States, France and other countries, will our era of pursuing individual freedom come, before which there is only patience, only hard work, only struggle!

Therefore, today I can honestly tell you that in the future, in the ideological field, in the ideological and political field, the control and repression will continue, and those who are acceptable and willing to contribute to the collective happiness and freedom of the Italian people are welcome to stay; Those who are unacceptable, who are only willing to fight for personal freedom and happiness, are not welcome! Please go to the United States, go to the United Kingdom to live, go where you like, the travel expenses are not enough for me to subsidize! In short, don't mess with us! ”

At this point, Contini stepped forward and struck his left chest with his fist: "Dear students and teachers of the University of Rome, comrades of the Youth Union, please ask yourself and tell me, do you want the freedom of Italy or your own personal freedom?" Are you willing to contribute your personal freedom and even your life to the prosperity and freedom of the Italian nation? ”

The members of the Youth Alliance in the audience stood up respectfully, raised their right hands in a salute, and shouted feverishly: "Long live the leader!" Long live Italy! ”

This scene also infected other students and some teachers, who also stood up and shouted: "Long live the leader!" Long live Italy! ”

Only a handful of liberal intellectuals are shaking their heads and sighing – they know they can't turn the situation around, they can either go abroad, be submissive, or be silent, there is no other way. Vainly trying to confront the powerful state apparatus will only lead to a dead end in the future!

After he said this, the principal who presided over the ceremony no longer knew what to say, and with his identity and position, he could neither agree nor deny it, and finally could only say vaguely: "The leader and the president have pointed out the direction for the young generation of Italy, and I hope that all the students will continue to work hard and forge ahead along the right path and realize their personal ideals as soon as possible!" "As for the pursuit of national prosperity or personal freedom, it depends on what your ideals are.

Contini would not debunk this, just laughed, and then donated 20 million lire to the school on behalf of the United Group for the purchase of experimental equipment and foreign literature - almost all of which were science and engineering.

On June 12, graduates of colleges and universities throughout Rome, the backbone of the Youth Union and some young teachers took to the streets to organize a demonstration, unfurled the slogan "Love the Country, Love the Party, Love the Leader", and raised the banner "We want the country to be rich and strong and the nation to be free" against the public liberal intellectuals, known as the "Graduation Parade" and "Anti-Freedom Demonstration!" ”

This scene broke the hearts of Italian liberals, and also made them realize the reality of what young Italians are thinking at the moment who are entangled in nationalism and nationalism! However, in hindsight, only a handful of liberal arts professors left Italy to pursue careers in other countries – for obvious reasons, these intellectuals still had some social status and the ability to call for help in Italy, and who would take care of them in Britain or the United States? The latter would rather take care of the president's green ticket than deal with them.

Not to mention Germany, where Hitler was walking the streets of Germany to give speeches, and the supporters of the speech were in their hands a copy of Mein Kampf printed in Italy in red and black, and they were fanatically shaken before Hitler's speech—Germany was more eager to be strong than Italy!