Giuseppe Garibaldi: “Italy, trampling on the fragments of her chains, points to the…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1860

Italy, trampling on the fragments of her chains, points to the north—the path of honor, toward the last lurking-place of tyrants.

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Giuseppe Garibaldi

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Garibaldi uses vivid imagery to describe Italy's triumphant emergence from oppression and its future path towards complete freedom.

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