To have a wife and children appeared to me decidedly repulsive, as I had devoted my whole life to one principle, which, however good it might be, could not leave me the quietness necessary to the father of a family.
Garibaldi explains his initial reluctance towards marriage and family, citing his lifelong dedication to a cause.
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To arms all!—all!—and the oppressors, the supremely powerful, shall be turned into dust.
I love and venerate the religion of Christ, because Christ came into the world to deliver humanity from slavery, for which God has not created it.
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