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.
You can guess how well that worked out once the county learned how much they could make from speeding ticket revenue.
ReplyDeleteBack when 'honor' had some meaning. It is such a rare thing today.
ReplyDeleteagreed, the words Honor and Chivalry died many years ago. it's carried on by a few, but are those words even in a dictionary now? so sad.
DeleteStutz Bearcat.
ReplyDeleteThe smile on the riding mechanic's face tells the story.
Don in Oregon
There are many who still live by a code. But to generally trust in people is foolish. Man is inherently evil.
ReplyDeleteI suppose that it seemed like a good idea at the time.
ReplyDeleteA dirt road sets it's own speed limit.
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