Dear Friends,                                                          The enemy faints not, nor faileth

                                      Dovunque saremo, colà sarà Roma

                                                                                    Giuseppe Garibaldi

“Wherever we are, there will be Rome.” Garibaldi spoke these words at the meeting of the Roman Assembly, 30 June 1849, to decide what to do following the defeat of Garibaldi’s army and their heroic defense of the Republic: they could surrender; continue the fight in the streets of Rome; or retreat to the Apennines and continue the struggle. Garibaldi favored the third, wanting, above all, to avoid the terrible bloodshed and civilian deaths if they took the fight to the streets.

Clough was in Rome, and witnessed the defeat of the Republic. The poem was written after the defeat. So it is for all of us, always, as the struggle continues.

Love and solidarity,

            Bobby

The Federal government no longer exists.