It's better to live one day as a lion, than 100 days as a sheep...

Blood alone moves the wheels of history.

Benito Mussolini, the Prime Minister of Italy in the 20th century, turned a dictator. He began in fields like labor, teaching, writing and journalism. The son of a blacksmith and a socialist after struggling for two decades to gain power ended up with Fascism. It was a doctrine rooted in staunch nationalism, instead of individualism. He rose to power rapidly. Supported by his Fascist fellows, alias 'Blackshirts Commandos', he ruled in Italy for two decades, providing stability and improving Italian economy. It was said that 'he made the trains run on time'.

The Il Duce (The Leader), as he declared himself, was comparatively less brutal than other European dictators. His inconsistency of thoughts, ambitions to build an Empire and vain efforts to change the history through blood revolution led him to militarization and wars. It not only ruined Italy but Mussolini too.He met an awful death. He was killed and his body desecrated by a rabid communist led mob. 'The Era of Fascism', as he called, ended with him. He led an enigmatic life, as some analyze him as a social genius while others criticized him a deranged dictator.

The jury of history is still out...