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Giuseppe Garibaldi: “I prayed for forgiveness, for I thought of the sin of taking her from her home.”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1860
I prayed for forgiveness, for I thought of the sin of taking her from her home.
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Giuseppe Garibaldi

Editor's note · Context

Garibaldi expresses his deep sense of guilt and seeks forgiveness for having taken Anita from her peaceful life into danger.

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