Most of those who had engaged in the noble defense from disinterested love of country, had retired, weary of the enterprise, or were displaced to make room for devotees of Rivera, and unfit men.
Garibaldi laments the erosion of patriotic dedication within the government, as principled defenders were replaced by political loyalists.
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To arms all!—all!—and the oppressors, the supremely powerful, shall be turned into dust.
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