Giuseppe Garibaldi: “To-day, when on that throne, stigmatized by civilization, flows the…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1860

To-day, when on that throne, stigmatized by civilization, flows the blood of so many victims, who will dare to raise it again?

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Giuseppe Garibaldi

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Garibaldi challenges the idea of restoring the Pope's temporal power, highlighting the violence and sacrifice associated with its past.

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Giuseppe Garibaldi: “To-day, when on that throne, stigmatized by civilization, flows the blood of so many victims, who will dare to raise it…”