Giuseppe Garibaldi quotes

Giuseppe Garibaldi was an Italian general, patriot, and key figure in the unification of Italy. His daring military campaigns and leadership inspired the movement for Italian independence. He became a national hero and is remembered for his role in shaping modern Italy. Here are 11 of his quotes:

The priest is the personification of falsehood.

Giuseppe Garibaldi

I utter this word with deepest affection and from the very bottom of my heart.

Giuseppe Garibaldi

You, too, women, cast away all the cowards from your embraces; they will give you only cowards for children, and you who are the daughters of the land of beauty must bear children who are noble and brave.

Giuseppe Garibaldi

If these hands, used to fighting, would be acceptable to His Holiness, we most thankfully dedicate them to the service of him who deserves so well of the Church and of the fatherland.

Giuseppe Garibaldi

Let those only return to their homes who are called by the imperative duties which they owe to their families, and those who by their glorious wounds have deserved the credit of their country.

Giuseppe Garibaldi

Yes, young men, Italy owes to you an undertaking which has merited the applause of the universe. You have conquered and you will conquer still, because you are prepared for the tactics that decide the fate of battles.

Giuseppe Garibaldi

Ah, no, far be from me a thought which I loathe like poison.

Giuseppe Garibaldi

Here we either make Italy, or we die.

Giuseppe Garibaldi

The day the peasants will be educated in the truth, tyrants and slaves will be impossible on earth.

Giuseppe Garibaldi