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Giuseppe Garibaldi: “Had he been as mindful of the rights of his subjects as of the convenience of his brute favorites, there would have been…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1860
Had he been as mindful of the rights of his subjects as of the convenience of his brute favorites, there would have been no need of the fortifications of Gaeta, the protests of Europe or the invasion of Garibaldi.
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Giuseppe Garibaldi

Editor's note · Context

Garibaldi critiques King Ferdinand II, suggesting that better governance would have prevented conflict and international intervention.

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