Original sentence: His almost forced abdication on the eve of the referendum on the future of the monarchy achieved little, being too little far too late.In many ways the events of the 1920s to 1940s showed that the monarchy and the political elite, for different reasons, felt Mussolini and his regime offered an option that, after years of political instability and infighting, seemed more appealing than what they perceived as the alternative.Nevertheless, the whole of the south of Italy, plus Rome and Sicily  voted solidly for the monarchy; there were allegations of vote-rigging in the parts of the country which vote against, now considered to be false by most historians.The King pointed out that his armed forces could not have defended Rome against the fascist march on the city, though then military leaders and surviving military records challenge his claim.The other decision was that he kept a public silence in 1938, when the Fascist government issued racial purity laws.What is not in doubt, however, is that fascism offered a political stability and an opposition to the left-wing politic that appealed to some people in Italy
Edited sentence: He kept a public silence but did criticize these laws in private.His gallant abdication on the eve of the referendum on the future of the monarchy achieved little, being too little far too late.His silence in 1938, when the Fascist government issued racial purity laws.However, he could not oppose them.In many ways the events of the 1920s to 1940s showed that each side, the monarchy, the political elite and the voters, for different reasons, felt Mussolini and his regime offered an option that, after years of political instability and infighting, seemed more appealing than what they perceived as the alternative.It was in any case fundamentally democratic; as in Germany, the far right commanded immense popular support.King Victor Emmanuel III removed Mussolini from power as soon as possible by arresting him in 1943.Nevertheless, the whole of the south of Italy, plus Rome and Sicily - more than an entire kingdom - voted solidly for the monarchy; there were allegations of vote-rigging in the parts of the country which vote against.The King rightly pointed out that his armed forces could not have defended Rome against the fascist march on the city, though then military leaders and surviving military records challenge his claim.Threatened by Mussolini and Hitler, his life and the stability of the entire nation was at risk.What is not in doubt, however, is that fascism offered a political stability and an  opposition to the left-wing politic that appealed to some people in Italy