Although disappointed, by the imperfect accomplishment of the work of securing all Italy to the Italians, there was much reason to rejoice, that the overflowing fountains of human blood, which had exhibited a spectacle shocking to humanity, had been stopped.
Reflecting on the outcome of the war, he expresses mixed feelings of disappointment over unfulfilled national aspirations and relief at the end of bloodshed.
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