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Autobiography of Giuseppe Garibaldi, Vol. 1 of 3: Authorized Translation; 1807-1849
Excerpt from Autobiography of Giuseppe Garibaldi, Vol. 1 of 3: Authorized Translation; 1807-1849
But he does not use the same reticence in speaking of Mazzini, whom from time to time he still recognized as master; while at others (purposely misled by men whose sole aim and mission was to keep these great and good patriots divided), he misjudged and censured him with an asperity foreign to his own nature. Had he, when he wrote, possessed the sixteen volumes of Mazzini's writings, with the historical documents in serted by Aurelio Safli in his clear, able, impartial preface to each, - he would, we think, have cancelled numerous assertions of whose truth he had been assured, but which subsequent evidence and concomitant wit nesses disprove. Again, had he possessed - as, thanks to Luigi Chiala, we now do - the six volumes containing over eighteen hundred letters Of the great Piedmontese statesman, with numerous documents and invaluable historical prefaces, the criticisms, censures, and re proaches which he addresses chiefly to Cavour would probably have been distributed in juster proportions among many who come Off scot free.
But he does not use the same reticence in speaking of Mazzini, whom from time to time he still recognized as master; while at others (purposely misled by men whose sole aim and mission was to keep these great and good patriots divided), he misjudged and censured him with an asperity foreign to his own nature. Had he, when he wrote, possessed the sixteen volumes of Mazzini's writings, with the historical documents in serted by Aurelio Safli in his clear, able, impartial preface to each, - he would, we think, have cancelled numerous assertions of whose truth he had been assured, but which subsequent evidence and concomitant wit nesses disprove. Again, had he possessed - as, thanks to Luigi Chiala, we now do - the six volumes containing over eighteen hundred letters Of the great Piedmontese statesman, with numerous documents and invaluable historical prefaces, the criticisms, censures, and re proaches which he addresses chiefly to Cavour would probably have been distributed in juster proportions among many who come Off scot free.
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First published September 12, 2013
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Giuseppe Garibaldi
148 books9 followersGiuseppe Garibaldi was an Italian military and political figure. In his twenties, he joined the Carbonari Italian patriot revolutionaries, and fled Italy after a failed insurrection. Garibaldi took part in the War of the Farrapos and the Uruguayan Civil War leading the Italian Legion, and afterward returned to Italy as a commander in the conflicts of the Risorgimento. He has been dubbed the "Hero of the Two Worlds" in tribute to his military expeditions in both South America and Europe. He is considered an Italian national hero.
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