And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
Hellenistic Perfume Bottle, 1st Century BC, Glass and gold leaf, 9.7 cm.
As one who works in hot glass and enjoys the art of glass, the history of the subject is deep and fascinating.
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