[3] Unlike his wife, Mussolini did not believe in God and hated the Roman Catholic Church.

[5] Mussolini experienced a number of personal troubles; he had difficulty in finding employment and became an alcoholic.

[1] Mussolini became a member of local government and was known by authorities for controversy and political violence against opponents.

[3] Mussolini believed that the government should control the mode of production, that working conditions needed to be improved, and supported the creation of a society run by the working-class.

[1] Alessandro Mussolini's political outlook combined the views of anarchist figures like Carlo Cafiero and Mikhail Bakunin, the military authoritarianism of Garibaldi, and the nationalism of Mazzini.