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Giuseppe Garibaldi: “There are fourteen universities, and at least four times as many lyceums in the North Italy kingdom, and all of them are…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1860
There are fourteen universities, and at least four times as many lyceums in the North Italy kingdom, and all of them are virtually closed, for nearly all the students, and many of the professors, are under arms.
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Giuseppe Garibaldi

Editor's note · Context

Garibaldi notes the significant disruption to education in Northern Italy as students and professors join the military.

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