On the recordJanuary 1, 1860
You despised their counsels, and I thank you for it, you invincible people of the barricades.
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Giuseppe Garibaldi
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gutenberg.orgYou despised their counsels, and I thank you for it, you invincible people of the barricades.
From a speech in Palermo, praising the people for rejecting opposing advice and their revolutionary spirit.
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