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Giuseppe Garibaldi: “The blood of the best Neapolitans, the blood of our brothers of Sicily, lies on the head of the traitor-king.”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1860
The blood of the best Neapolitans, the blood of our brothers of Sicily, lies on the head of the traitor-king.
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Giuseppe Garibaldi

Editor's note · Context

Garibaldi places the blame for the suffering and death of Italian patriots directly on the King of Naples.

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