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Giuseppe Garibaldi: “Hunger and hard knocks have a tendency to discourage even the bravest soldier.”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1860
Hunger and hard knocks have a tendency to discourage even the bravest soldier.
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Giuseppe Garibaldi

Editor's note · Context

Garibaldi generalizes about the physical and psychological toll of warfare on soldiers.

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