There is not a spot of ground on earth in which do not lie the bones of some generous Italian, for whose sake Italy ought never to cease from the struggle until free herself.
Garibaldi reflects on the widespread sacrifice of Italians for freedom, asserting that their legacy demands Italy's continuous struggle for independence.
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I was enlisted in a new and hazardous enterprize, and, for the first time, turned a helm for the ocean with a warlike flag flying over my head—the flag of a republic—the Republic of Rio Grande.
The sufferings which I endured after being unbound were indescribable: yet I did not complain.
On that occasion, and in various other circumstances of a similar kind, I never hesitated for a moment, or thought of my own safety.
Such were the impressions made upon my feelings by the barbarous usage which I received at that time, that I have never since been able to recall the circumstances without a peculiar agitation of mind; and I regard that period as the most…
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