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Giuseppe Garibaldi: “It is to be hoped that he will, as soon as may be, commence the work of raising the Neapolitan people out of some of the…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1860
It is to be hoped that he will, as soon as may be, commence the work of raising the Neapolitan people out of some of the absurd superstitions which have always kept them in ignorance, and made them the serfs of juggling priests.
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Giuseppe Garibaldi

Editor's note · Context

Expressing a hope for the Neapolitan people to overcome superstition and the influence of the clergy.

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