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.
where is his dagger and claymore ?
ReplyDeleteHis dagger (skean dhu) is sticking out of his right stocking.
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Back in the 1200's, my family's surname was "Weir," and that plaid is very similar to ours.
ReplyDeleteTartan.
DeleteYes, Tartan plaid.
Delete"Aye, Laddie, ye g'me a paine ahint me Sporran...
ReplyDeleteI presume that you are pronouncing the ‘h’ properly so the word sounds like ‘ach’.
ReplyDeleteSorry, my great grandfather would agree with ya.
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