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, March 24, 2017
How do you sail a poorly defended convoy full of millions in trade goods across thousands of miles of ocean infested with pirates and vengeful French men of war?
https://youtu.be/rB5Nbp_gmgQ - There was a moment of greatness, but it's long passed now. You could say the same for the American manned space program.
They had good admirals and bad admirals...https://youtu.be/iZ-gfalEWI0
ReplyDeletehttps://youtu.be/rB5Nbp_gmgQ - There was a moment of greatness, but it's long passed now. You could say the same for the American manned space program.
DeleteSic transit gloria mundi.
Sic transit indeed. The Brits enjoyed their time of gloria mundi longer than we did.
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