On the recordJanuary 1, 1860
A mountain of corpses shuts up, to the Pontiff, the way to that throne; and to ascend it again, the white stole of the priest must be dyed with human blood!
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Giuseppe Garibaldi
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gutenberg.orgGiuseppe Garibaldi: “A mountain of corpses shuts up, to the Pontiff, the way to that throne; and to ascend it again, the white stole of the…”
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Garibaldi uses stark imagery to describe the human cost and moral stain involved in any attempt to restore the Pope's temporal authority.
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