... more than they feared Austria power. The lead of Mazzini was vague and he was concerned more with the government structure of Italy them with unification. He and Garibaldi had little political principle but only unification from below and under the flag of republicanism. His optimism was his main weakness because he thought that Italians, illiterate and divided could carry out ... J. Dnz says, and as Lipson observed "Mazzini broadened the political horizon of the Italians and create vigourous public opinion in favour of nation unity." While the Carbonari was now served little, but the "...

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