In whatever way the spirit of the French and Italian legions may be viewed, it must not be denied that the first call to arms was answered by a generous rising, to repel the invasion of their adopted country: but afterwards individuals were introduced, whose interested views were quite on the contrary side.
Garibaldi provides a complex assessment of the foreign legions, acknowledging their initial patriotic fervor while also noting the later infiltration of self-interested individuals.
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One of the greatest sorrows of my life is, that I am not able to brighten the last days of my good parent, whose path I have strewed with so many sorrows by my adventurous career.
Rome, which I had before admired and thought of frequently, I ever since have loved.
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