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its great artists and thinkers, had been fatally inept at | its great artists and thinkers, had been [[^fatally]] inept at | ||
political autonomics and the collective excess | political [[crossed out: unification]] autonomics and the collective excess | ||
of government. At the end of the first quarter - | of government. At the end of the first quarter-century, | ||
unified Italy, although [[^over]] almost sixty years | |||
old, | old, was harassed by fear, poverty and corruption; | ||
little if any attempt had been made toward | little if any attempt had been made toward | ||
the control of malaria | the control of malaria or the stimulation of industry; | ||
the government acted chiefly to extort | the government acted chiefly to extort | ||
taxes, and Christ had not even reached Eboli to | taxes, and Christ had not even reached Eboli to | ||
stop there. | stop there. | ||
Aside from the tragic trend towards emigration, | Aside from the tragic trend towards emigration, | ||
evident now | evident now [[^much]] as it was then, there were ferments | ||
working in 1925 which were destined finally to give Italy | working in 1925 which were destined [[^finally]] to give Italy | ||
a respected place in a modern, industrialized Europe. | a [[crossed out: solid]] [[^respected]] place in a modern, industrialized Europe. | ||
The great films were on the way and "Open City" | The great films were on the way, and "Open City" | ||
"Bicycle Thief" "Shoeshine" and the others | "Bicycle Thief" "Shoeshine" and the others | ||
were preparing to defeat the grandeurs of Hollywood, | were preparing to defeat the grandeurs of Hollywood, | ||
while commercial design in clothes, shoes, jewelry, | while commercial design in clothes, shoes, jewelry, | ||
furniture, etc. were to capture | furniture, etc. were to capture [[crossed out: a number of]] | ||
foreign markets. | [[^the]] foreign markets. | ||
More important in the Rome of 1925 was | More important in the Rome of 1925 was | ||
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its great artists and thinkers, had been ^fatally inept at political crossed out: unification autonomics and the collective excess of government. At the end of the first quarter-century, unified Italy, although ^over almost sixty years old, was harassed by fear, poverty and corruption; little if any attempt had been made toward the control of malaria or the stimulation of industry; the government acted chiefly to extort taxes, and Christ had not even reached Eboli to stop there.
Aside from the tragic trend towards emigration,
evident now ^much as it was then, there were ferments working in 1925 which were destined ^finally to give Italy a crossed out: solid ^respected place in a modern, industrialized Europe. The great films were on the way, and "Open City" "Bicycle Thief" "Shoeshine" and the others were preparing to defeat the grandeurs of Hollywood, while commercial design in clothes, shoes, jewelry, furniture, etc. were to capture crossed out: a number of ^the foreign markets.
More important in the Rome of 1925 was