Benedetto Croce

Philosopher and historian

Philosopher, historian and senator; after initially backing the Mussolini government (1924), he signed the Manifesto of the Anti-Fascist Intellectuals (1925) and became the moral guide of liberal anti-fascism.

«History is the history of liberty.»

In short

On the traditional scale, Benedetto Croce sits in the center-right camp. The clearest positions are on religion: fairly towards “secularism”; method: fairly towards “reform”; state: fairly towards “liberty”; economy: slightly towards “market”. On sovereignty, environment, technology, foreign policy, justice, devolution and immigration it stays balanced. Among ideologies, the closest is classical liberalism (92%).