Post #1872978

"In my country today there are people who are wondering if the Resistance had a real military impact on the course of the war. For my generation this question is irrelevant: we immediately understood the moral and psychological meaning of the Resistance. For us it was a point of pride to know that we Europeans did not wait passively for liberation. And for the young Americans who were paying with their blood for our restored freedom it meant something to know that behind the firing lines there were Europeans paying their own debt in advance." - Umberto Eco, author of "Ur-Fascism" [edited to remove "Umberto Eco's words as an Italian Resistance fighter." He wasn't, he was too young.]