Never was Italy as divided as she is now

Italy is divided between us and them, rich and poor, north and south, young and old, employed and unemployed.

— Romano Prodi

Italy is a divided country without a center.

— Christian Lacroix

Italy owed most to French armies.

— AJP Taylor

Italy was unified by the knife of shylock

— Gaetano Salvemini

Clear precise aim: that of creating a unified and independent Italy.

— Petrucelli Della Gattina

The genius of Victor Emmanuels prime minister have raised the king to the position he now occupies in Italy and Europe.

— The French Embassy During 1850

It was the same clear brain and firm hand which brought Napoleon III into Italy in 1859.

— Arthur J Whyte

The principle condition for improving the lot of Italy is to raise her reputation.

— Cavour

I omitted nothing to persuade Garibaldi to drop his mad scheme.

— Cavour

The Paris peace conference¦ encouraged fundamental changes in Cavours thinking on the Italian question form the spring of 1856 onwards.

— Anthony Cardoza

The speed of Italian unification compelled ministers to treat the nation as an extension of Piedmont.

— Denis Mack-Smith

It was Cavour who by wise domestic policy first won the respect and confidence of Europe

— Arthur J Whyte

Traditionally the Crimean war has been viewed as the major turning point in the development of Cavours new national policy.

— Davis

Did not shy away from centralized intervention in the economy where he though it necessary

— Denis Mack-Smith

I'm from Europe, England, and I actually lived in Italy.

— Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje