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.
Friday, August 12, 2022
Travel writing desk with Whale and Whaler, late 19th century
Looks expensive. No CNC machines back then.
ReplyDeleteI will bet it was a sailor's project during a voyage.
ReplyDeleteNeeded a place for quills, blotters, and an inkwell. You couldn't just plop down with a ballpoint and start writing.
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