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Giuseppe Garibaldi: “The stranger shall not then trample upon your soil; he shall not contaminate your air.”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1860
The stranger shall not then trample upon your soil; he shall not contaminate your air.
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Giuseppe Garibaldi

Editor's note · Context

Envisioning a unified Italy, he declares that foreign powers will no longer desecrate Italian land or influence its spirit.

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