Garibaldi
Italian unification hero
Sayings by Garibaldi
I offer neither pay, nor quarters, nor food; I offer only hunger, thirst, forced marches, battles and death.
The priest is the personification of falsehood.
The priest is the most formidable enemy of Italy.
The Papacy is a cancer, a plague, the ruin of Italy.
The Vatican is a den of thieves.
To the Vatican, I would say, 'Get out! Clear out! Leave Rome to us!'
The greatest obstacle to Italian unity is the Pope.
I am a Republican, and I shall die a Republican.
I will never shake hands with a priest.
The Pope is a foreign power in Italy.
I have always been a socialist, and I will remain one.
The Bourbons are tyrants, and their rule must be destroyed.
I have nothing but contempt for kings and emperors.
Rome or death!
The French are our natural enemies.
I am a man of the people, and I fight for the people.
If there is any truth in the world, it is that the priest is the enemy of mankind.
Religion is a disease.
The only religion I believe in is the religion of humanity.
Italy will be free, or I will die trying.