One of those things occurred on their issuing from the wood, which prove how far man is the child of circumstances, and what effect may be produced by a panic, even on the most intrepid soldiers.
Reflecting on a specific incident during a retreat, Garibaldi offers a general observation on the influence of circumstances and panic on human behavior, even among brave soldiers.
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When thou once more shalt rouse thyself, they will tremble at the defeat of their united powers, combined in the league of Hell, to oppress and degrade thee.
I was enlisted in a new and hazardous enterprize, and, for the first time, turned a helm for the ocean with a warlike flag flying over my head—the flag of a republic—the Republic of Rio Grande.
The sufferings which I endured after being unbound were indescribable: yet I did not complain.
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