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Giuseppe Garibaldi: “The truce will not last long; old diplomacy seems but little disposed to see things as they really are.”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1860
The truce will not last long; old diplomacy seems but little disposed to see things as they really are.
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Giuseppe Garibaldi

Editor's note · Context

Commenting on the political situation, he expressed skepticism about the longevity of a truce and the shortsightedness of traditional diplomacy.

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