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.
In W.Australia they used to have a "Potato Marketing Board" which regulated what potatos a farmer could grow & sell. I tried to buy some big Idahos for baking, to go with some steaks, but no one could sell them to me. Only certain restaurants had them, & they wouldn't sell me any either for fear I was an undercover potato buyer who'd report them (true story!)
Thankfully, the farmers protested, the people joined in, and finally the PMB was disbanded. I'll bet you still can't find that variety of potatos there though!
Nice mix of potatos there!
ReplyDeleteIn W.Australia they used to have a "Potato Marketing Board" which regulated what potatos a farmer could grow & sell. I tried to buy some big Idahos for baking, to go with some steaks, but no one could sell them to me. Only certain restaurants had them, & they wouldn't sell me any either for fear I was an undercover potato buyer who'd report them (true story!)
Thankfully, the farmers protested, the people joined in, and finally the PMB was disbanded. I'll bet you still can't find that variety of potatos there though!
I haven't been able to buy Cliffs' Kidneys or Russets or half-a-dozen other varieties for decades.
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