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.
I'm glad I don't have to take care of all that wood.
ReplyDeleteI am more than a little concerned that nobody is wearing a Personal Flotation Device.
Is there anybody at the helm? Helmsman seems to be hanging on with both hands in the cockpit.
DeleteA fine day at sea!
ReplyDeleteShe's a beauty.
ReplyDeleteIt's called "burying the toe rails," and increases waterline length to maximize theoretical and actual hull speeds.
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