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.
doubtless, there is adventure awaiting those doing a bit of cold water wreck diving. but. one should consider the reasons that there is a wreck down there before bringing one's vessel alongside a sunken hulk. there may be adventure not anticipated involved if your own vessel becomes an object of adventure...
While I would love to sail on a ship like that there's a whole lot of NOPE in climbing to the top of the main mast.
ReplyDeleteAu contraire, mon frere. That's the definition of adventure!
Deletedoubtless, there is adventure awaiting those doing a bit of cold water wreck diving. but. one should consider the reasons that there is a wreck down there before bringing one's vessel alongside a sunken hulk. there may be adventure not anticipated involved if your own vessel becomes an object of adventure...
ReplyDeleteadventure=someone else having a disaster you can watch.
ReplyDeleteAdventure=someone else in terrible peril far, far away.
ReplyDeleteHeights don't overly bother me and as a Patrick O'Brien fan that picture went through my mind often
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