Giuseppe Garibaldi: “Diplomacy still looks upon you as the handful of malcontents which she…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1860

Diplomacy still looks upon you as the handful of malcontents which she had been accustomed to despise.

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Giuseppe Garibaldi

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He rallied his followers by highlighting how established diplomacy underestimated them, viewing them as mere malcontents.

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Giuseppe Garibaldi: “Diplomacy still looks upon you as the handful of malcontents which she had been accustomed to despise.”