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Giuseppe Garibaldi: “It is not true that the salvation of human creatures is secured, as if by expiation, by means of resignation or…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1860
It is not true that the salvation of human creatures is secured, as if by expiation, by means of resignation or indifference.
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Giuseppe Garibaldi

Editor's note · Context

From his autobiography, Garibaldi rejects the notion that human salvation is achieved through passive resignation to earthly conditions.

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