 The speech scene employed over 500 extras , which was unusual for The Office , and was hectic for the crew to organize . Jim claims that he stole pieces of Dwight 's speech from Mussolini . The first line of Dwight 's speech , " Blood alone moves the wheels of history " , is paraphrased from a speech Mussolini gave in Parma on December 13 , 1914 , advocating Italian entry into World War I. The actual quote is , " It is blood which moves the wheels of history ! " 
