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.
Truly an amazing depiction in detail, and depth.
ReplyDeleteTruly so. Each viewing reveals yet another level of detail. Pleasantly so, almost a "what next" or "now what" experience.
DeleteHis hands and eyes suggest a man not unfamiliar with hard work, or who brooks foolishness.
ReplyDeleteMurderous bastard according to Wiki. The Luca Brasi for Ivan the Terrible.
ReplyDeleteLooks a little bit like Ted Levine - "It puts the lotion on the skin or it gets the hose again."
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