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.
Thursday, October 28, 2021
Imperial passport of Kublai Khan "I am the emmisary of the Khan. If you defy me, you die." 1240 AD.
This is why we refer to our taxes as "Paying tribute to the Great Khan." We pay our tribute, and he leaves us alone for another year. Defy the IRS, and you WILL be whacked.
No, that's not an " imperial passport".
ReplyDeleteThat's an Imperial Stormtrooper Badge.
I have a passport. It doesn't entitle me to kill people who defy me. (If only, right?)
FedCop's badge, on the other hand...
This is why we refer to our taxes as "Paying tribute to the Great Khan." We pay our tribute, and he leaves us alone for another year. Defy the IRS, and you WILL be whacked.
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