On the recordJanuary 1, 1860
Sire, while it is yet time, save our house from the curses of all Italy!
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Giuseppe Garibaldi
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gutenberg.orgGiuseppe Garibaldi: “Sire, while it is yet time, save our house from the curses of all Italy!”
Editor's note · Context
From a letter to King Francis II of Naples, Garibaldi urges the monarch to make concessions to avoid a national uprising.
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