The troops were only about sixty in number, and they had to confront terrible ambuscades; but such were their indomitable boldness and perseverance, that they passed in safety.
Garibaldi describes the extraordinary courage and resilience of his small contingent of soldiers facing overwhelming odds and hostile territory.
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On a strong and wholesome education of the people depend the liberty and greatness of Italy.
This stupendous page of our history must be followed by one more glorious still; and the slave will finally show to the free brother a sharpened iron which belonged to the links of his chains.
But the Pope, who wishes all men to be slaves—who demands, of the powerful of the earth, fetters and chains for Italians—the Pope-king does not know Christ: he lies to his religion.
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