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What was the purpose of Giuseppe Mazzini’s newspaper Apostolato popolare?
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Giuseppe Mazzini
Giuseppe Mazzini, detail of an oil painting by Luigi Zuccoli, 1865; in the Museo del Risorgimento, Milan.
The purpose of Apostolato popolare ("Apostleship of the People"), the newspaper founded by Giuseppe Mazzini during his time in London, was to serve as a platform for his political and social writings. Notably, Mazzini used the publication to share parts of his influential essay, "On the Duties of Man," which outlined his vision for moral and civic responsibility within the movement for Italian unification.1