How did La Critica encourage Italian intellectuals who opposed fascism?

During the period of the fascist regime in Italy, the bimonthly review La Critica served as a vital source of encouragement for a restricted circle of freedom-loving intellectuals.1

Although Benedetto Croce was not severely molested by the regime, his philosophical beliefs inherently condemned fascist ideology, which he viewed as a form of tyranny that replaced civic virtue with egoism and authentic action with rhetoric. By maintaining the journal throughout the darkest days of the era, Croce provided a rallying point for those who opposed the regime, offering a space where the values of liberty, historical truth, and moral integrity could be upheld against the encroaching political oppression.12