Berlusconi praises Mussolini for “having done good”. He also contended that the political left was trying to exploit his comments. http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2013/01/27/world/europe/ap-eu-italy-berlusconi-mussolini.html?ref=world Mussolini erected monumental buildings and statues to evoke ancient Rome and sought to impose order on a generally individualistic-minded people. He used aggressive nationalism, brutish force and populist appeal evoking ancient Rome’s glories to achieve a dictatorial grip on power.