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.
"Every household erected its own fortified tower.". Another case of keeping up with or outdoing the neighbors. Like: HA HA, my Caddlic Esclalade SUV is bigger than your puny Chevy Surburban.
Any backstory on those? They look like they might've all been part of a larger structure at some point.
ReplyDeleteSome backstory here: https://www.atlasofwonders.com/2016/01/caucasus-towers-georgia-ingushetia.html
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Delete"Every household erected its own fortified tower.". Another case of keeping up with or outdoing the neighbors. Like: HA HA, my Caddlic Esclalade SUV is bigger than your puny Chevy Surburban.
ReplyDeleteRapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair!
ReplyDeleteTower envy
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