Because, while the Imperialists occupy Alessandria, without a blow struck by Charles Albert, it is a great Italian glory, that the People's Rome honorably repels the Republicans of France, whom a black government sends against us, after calumniating us as robbers and assassins.
Reflecting on the defense of Rome against French forces, Garibaldi contrasts the actions of different Italian and foreign powers.
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