Assaulted by four armies at once, in the rushing ruin of Italian misfortunes, the Roman Republic raised her sacred standard on the towers of the Capitol, and guards the sacred fire of liberty.
Garibaldi describes the Roman Republic's defiant stand against overwhelming odds, portraying it as a guardian of liberty.
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Education gives liberty—education gives to the people the means and the power to secure and defend their own independence.
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