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.
Charles Christian Nahl, an original 49er. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Christian_Nahl
I had never heard of him before. At the start of his mining career he actually lived in the same town I do now. The painting above is titled 'The Dead Miner'.
To Build a Fire
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Of course!
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DeleteMichael nailed it.
DeleteGod send every gentleman
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Charles Christian Nahl, an original 49er.
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I had never heard of him before. At the start of his mining career he actually lived in the same town I do now.
The painting above is titled 'The Dead Miner'.
So sad.
ReplyDeleteI thought he killed the dog then put his hands inside to warm them up??
ReplyDeleteIs that a cellphone in the guy's right hand?
ReplyDeleteOr, is it an empty cigarette cassette?