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It will be good news to Garibaldi in Italy, good news to the French now subjected to imperial power, good news to English Reformers,--and so also will it be good news to all among us who love Liberty, for it proclaims that at last Liberty has prevailed.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

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He believes that the news of their victory will be welcomed by freedom-loving individuals across various nations.

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