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Giuseppe Garibaldi: “The Neapolitans now reason and talk like men, and there is a degree of self-restraint about them which is in the highest…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1860
The Neapolitans now reason and talk like men, and there is a degree of self-restraint about them which is in the highest degree creditable after the sufferings to which they have been so long exposed.
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Giuseppe Garibaldi

Editor's note · Context

Garibaldi praises the Neapolitans for their newfound ability to reason and converse thoughtfully, noting their remarkable self-restraint despite past suffering.

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