On the recordJanuary 1, 1860
I do not come to impose upon you my will, but to cause yours to be respected.
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Giuseppe Garibaldi
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gutenberg.orgGiuseppe Garibaldi: “I do not come to impose upon you my will, but to cause yours to be respected.”
Editor's note · Context
From a proclamation to the people of Southern Europe, asserting his respect for their will rather than imposing his own.
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