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.
The complexity of operating a "ship off the line" is astounding!
ReplyDeleteI now have a deeper respect for the sailors of old.
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Didn't say how long the ship was. Would be interesting to know the total miles of all the rope.
ReplyDeleteFascinating.
ReplyDeleteBumper sticker seen in San Diego during the America's Cup event in 1982: "Have you flogged your crew lately?"
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