On the recordJanuary 1, 1860
You go not to avenge the injuries done to me and to Italy, but to prevent the bursting forth of popular hatred and vengeance against misrule.
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Giuseppe Garibaldi
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gutenberg.orgGiuseppe Garibaldi: “You go not to avenge the injuries done to me and to Italy, but to prevent the bursting forth of popular hatred and…”
Editor's note · Context
Addressing his soldiers, he clarifies that their objective is to prevent popular unrest against misrule, not to seek personal vengeance.
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