Benito Mussolini

Ex-revolutionary socialist, he embraced an indeterminate quantity of faiths and political orientations, almost in imitation of the turncoat Giolitti, adopting a reactionary nationalism that later evolved into authoritarian conservatism. Finally, he seasoned it all with a dash of anti-Semitism in order to please his newfound friend and ally Hitler, without in the least considering the less racist Italian aspirations. He shattered the fragile "liberal democracy" of Italy in a flash.