"Men, I'm getting out of Rome. Anyone who wants to carry on the war against the outsiders, come with me. I can offer you neither honours nor wages; I offer you hunger, thirst, forced marches, battles and death. Anyone who loves his country, follow me"

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Source : Guiseppe Guerzoni 'Garibaldi' (1882) vol. 1, p. 331. (The speech was not recorded verbatim.)

Giuseppe Garibaldi

#Country Quotes #War Quotes #Men Quotes

“Before what is sacred, people lose all sense of power and all confidence; they occupy a powerless and humble attitude toward it. And yet no thing is sacred of itself, but by my declaring it sacred, by my declaration, my judgment, my bending the knee; in short, by my conscience.”
“Don't start brooding about that, too," she says. "Everybody's got a piece of stranger inside them. It's what lets us surprise ourselves and keeps things interesting." -Lupita”
“I try to take things that challenge me either physically or mentally, or I have to learn a new skill.”
“In fact, it was all I could do to stop myself from saying, 'I've always been a big fan of your work â€¦”
“Few men know all the ill they do.”
“While we are contending for our own liberty, we should be very cautious not to violate the conscience of others, ever considering that God alone is the judge of the hearts of men, and to Him only in this case are they answerable.”
“They were actually pills to make slimming easier for you. We used to take them with a couple of beers. They made you just a little speedy. But you can't compare it to speed from today or cocaine or anything. It's just baby food compared to that.”
“People who jump to conclusions rarely alight on them.”

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