On the recordJanuary 1, 1860
But if I should now hesitate, I should endanger the cause of Italy, and not fulfill my duty as an Italian.
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Giuseppe Garibaldi
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gutenberg.orgGiuseppe Garibaldi: “But if I should now hesitate, I should endanger the cause of Italy, and not fulfill my duty as an Italian.”
Editor's note · Context
In his letter to King Victor Emanuel II, Garibaldi explains his conviction that hesitation would jeopardize the Italian cause and his duty.
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