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Giuseppe Garibaldi: “Truce, then, to discord—the chronic misfortune of our land.”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1860
Truce, then, to discord—the chronic misfortune of our land.
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Giuseppe Garibaldi

Editor's note · Context

Garibaldi issues a direct plea for an end to internal strife, identifying discord as a persistent problem for the nation.

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