A wrong war brings wrong; so does a right war.

—Ignazio Silone

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About Ignazio Silone

Portrait of Ignazio Silone

Secondino Tranquilli (1 May 1900 – 22 August 1978), best known by the pseudonym Ignazio Silone ( sil-OH-nee, Italian: [iɲˈɲattsjo siˈloːne] ), was an Italian politician and writer. He became famous during World War II for his anti-fascist novels. Considered among the most well-known and read Italian intellectuals in Europe...

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