In the days of Mussolini's higher prestige, it is said that he was once stranded in a small town due to the breaking down of his automobile. He went into a local cinema. When his picture appeared on the screen everyone rose but he remained seated.
The manager of the cinema came forward, tapped him on the shoulder, and whispered in his ear, "I feel the same way but you had better stand up. It is safer."
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A German was reported to the authorities for calling Goebbels, Hitler's Minister of Propaganda, a pig. He was arrested and accused of three crimes: disturbing the peace, slandering a government official, and divulging a state secret.
據說，墨索里尼聲望尚隆的時候，有一次因其汽車途中壞了，滯留在一小鎮，就去看電影。銀幕上，他的影像出現了。觀眾都站起來，只有他一人坐着不動。
電影院經理走上前，拍拍他肩膀，在他耳邊低聲說：「我和你想法相同，但你最好還是站起來，這樣安全一點。」
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一個德國人說希特勒手下宣傳部長戈培爾是豬玀，被人舉報，因此被捕，並控以三罪，一是擾亂公安，二是誹謗政府官員，三是洩漏國家機密。