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Giuseppe Garibaldi: “Let no one misunderstand my words—let no one confound Popery with Christianity—the Religion of Liberty with the…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1860
Let no one misunderstand my words—let no one confound Popery with Christianity—the Religion of Liberty with the avaricious and sanguinary Politics of Slavery.
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Giuseppe Garibaldi

Editor's note · Context

From his writings, Garibaldi distinguishes between true Christianity and the political actions of the Papacy, which he views as oppressive.

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