Men of great genius and large heart sow the seeds of a new degree of progress in the world, but they bear fruit only after many years.
Giuseppe MazziniA Country is not a mere territory; the particular territory is only its foundation. The Country is the idea which rises upon that foundation; it is the sentiment of love, the sense of fellowship which binds together all the sons of that territory.
Giuseppe MazziniPreach in the name of God. The learned will smile; ask the learned what they have done for their country. The priests will excommunicate you . . .
Giuseppe Mazzini