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.
Friday, April 8, 2016
November 8th 2015. Τhe Hellenic Air Force celebrates its patron Saint, Archangel Michael, with some bad ass jet decoration.
Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle; Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the Devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray, And do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host, Cast into Hell Satan and all the evil spirits who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls.
I wonder what the Muslim Turks think of that?
ReplyDeleteThe painter must have felt like Michelangelo, applying that image to the bottom of a plane.
ReplyDeleteThat is Awesome!
ReplyDeleteSaint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle;
ReplyDeleteBe our protection against the wickedness and snares of the Devil.
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray,
And do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host, Cast into Hell Satan and all the evil spirits who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls.
I'm reminded of a line from The Battle Hymm of the Republic -
ReplyDelete"He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword:"