Giuseppe Garibaldi: “The sceptre of the Popes is morally broken for ever.”

Be great, then, once more, O Italy! and then the powerful voice of the Almighty will be heard by all thy sons; and the hungry and cowardly vultures which destroy thee, will be stunned by its thundering sound.

On that occasion, and in various other circumstances of a similar kind, I never hesitated for a moment, or thought of my own safety.

The future Rome, rising to regenerate the nation, has now long been a dominant idea in my mind, and inspired me with hope and energy.

Her tender affection for me has, perhaps, been excessive; but do I not owe to her love, to her angel-like character, the little good that belongs to mine?