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Giuseppe Garibaldi: “Well, the Genius of Evil for Italy is the Pope-king.”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1860
Well, the Genius of Evil for Italy is the Pope-king.
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Giuseppe Garibaldi

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Garibaldi declares the Pope-king to be the primary source of evil hindering Italy's progress and well-being.

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