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.
Too bad wiki is the only place to find the story. Anyway, read about them... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_chessmen and you might buy a set on eBay or wherever. I've got them sitting on my chess table and they're the best figures ever.
Too bad wiki is the only place to find the story. Anyway, read about them... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_chessmen
ReplyDeleteand you might buy a set on eBay or wherever. I've got them sitting on my chess table and they're the best figures ever.
I realize that's supposed to be a sword, but it looks like he's holding a rolling pin.
ReplyDeleteMy first thought when I saw the picture was that's a great door stop!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite chess pieces are the "Renaissance" set produced by E. S. Rowe, and the set designed by Peter Ganine.
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