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Giuseppe Garibaldi: The allies (with Protestant Prussia and England among them,) had restored the papacy along with monarchy and…

On the recordJanuary 1, 1860
The allies (with Protestant Prussia and England among them,) had restored the papacy along with monarchy and aristocracy; and yet the Italians were vilified as a degenerate race, and falsely accused of having brought their misfortunes upon themselves, by their ignorance, fanaticism and pusillanimity.
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Giuseppe Garibaldi

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Garibaldi condemns the restoration of the papacy, monarchy, and aristocracy by the allies, and the subsequent vilification of Italians as a degenerate race.

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