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.
This film is one of my all-time favorites and the last few minutes are just the best.
ReplyDelete"We were not responsible for the weather." Perfect.
Imagine how awful it could have been if James Cagney HAD got the job . . .
ReplyDeleteLooks like a Conservative and a Liberal.............
ReplyDeletePretty much is.
DeleteGreat Movie
ReplyDeleteKatherine Hepburn is a timeless classic.
ReplyDeleteYup, that movie features very high up on my all-time favourite list.
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