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Giuseppe Garibaldi: “Let us receive, in a becoming manner, him who is sent by Providence, and scatter in his path, as a pledge of our rescue…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1860
Let us receive, in a becoming manner, him who is sent by Providence, and scatter in his path, as a pledge of our rescue and of our affection, the flower of concord, so grateful to him, so necessary to Italy.
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Giuseppe Garibaldi

Editor's note · Context

In a public address, Garibaldi urges the people to welcome King Victor Emanuel with unity and respect, seeing him as a providential figure for Italy.

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