Giuseppe Garibaldi: “Let any man go to the hospital—what cruel wounds, what horrific sights! and how cheerfully some of the sufferers bear…”

There is not a spot of ground on earth in which do not lie the bones of some generous Italian, for whose sake Italy ought never to cease from the struggle until free herself.

That battle, with so many dangers, and with so brilliant a result, gave much confidence to our troops, and to the inhabitants of that coast, who had been for a long time exposed to the inroads of that adroit and enterprising enemy…

In mentioning my mother—I speak it with pride—she was a model for mothers; and, in saying this, I have said all that can be said.

Although I professed different principles from his, and had fought for a different cause, I have ever been ready to acknowledge my obligations to that officer, and always desired an opportunity to prove my gratitude to him for granting me…