The keystone of the Fascist doctrine is its conception of the State, of its essence, its functions, and its aims. For Fascism the State is absolute, individuals and groups relative.
Source: Fascism, Doctrine and Institutions.
-- Benito Mussolini, (Jul 29 1883-1945), Italian political leader; Il Duce was prime minister (1922-43) and the first of 20th-century Europe's fascist dictators; allied with Adolf Hitler, 1939.