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Giuseppe Garibaldi: “The latter were a sect to defend a vile political creed, and inflict chastisement on those who opposed it; but the…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1860
The latter were a sect to defend a vile political creed, and inflict chastisement on those who opposed it; but the former are banded together to assert the sacred rights of liberty.
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Giuseppe Garibaldi

Editor's note · Context

Garibaldi distinguishes between the motivations of the Neapolitan troops and his own volunteers during the unification campaigns.

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