On the recordJanuary 1, 1860
People are beside themselves, and scenes are witnessed which, perhaps, have never been witnessed in any other country under the sun.
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Giuseppe Garibaldi
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gutenberg.orgGiuseppe Garibaldi: “People are beside themselves, and scenes are witnessed which, perhaps, have never been witnessed in any other country…”
Editor's note · Context
He describes the extraordinary and unparalleled public fervor he observed during a revolutionary moment.
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