 | Giuseppe Garibaldi (July 4, 1807 - June 2, 1882) on Nationalism and Oppression(published by RevoltSource) |
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Italian General and Admiral of More Nations or Continents than Anyone Else, Socialist-Republican Revolutionary, Italian Unification Activist
: An Italian general, patriot, revolutionary and republican. He contributed to Italian unification and the creation of the Kingdom of Italy. He is considered one of the greatest generals of modern times and one of Italy's "fathers of the fatherland", along with Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour, Victor Emmanuel II of Italy and Giuseppe Mazzini. Garibaldi is also known as the "Hero of the Two Worlds" because of his military enterprises in South America and Europe. (From: Wikipedia.org.)
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Quote #6 on Political Struggle Quotes >> Nationalism and Oppression
“But if there is a people whom I am pleased to compare with our ancient fathers of Rome, it is certainly the English. Being egotists and conquerors, like our ancient fathers, their history overflows with crimes -- crimes committed on their own shores and on the shores of other nations. Many are the peoples whom they have enclosed in their iron coils in order to satisfy their insatiable thirst for gold and domination...”
Source: "Garibaldi," by Jasper Ridley, Phoenix Press, 1974. Chapter 39: Francesca Armosina, Pages 592-593.
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