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.
Said no one ever: "Hey, is that the banjo player's Porsche?"
The banjo, like the bagpipes, is an instrument originally created and given as a joke. Unfortunately, in both cases, the recipients missed the humor, and thought it was a serious thing. We are paying for that to this day.
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ReplyDeleteSaid no one ever:
ReplyDelete"Hey, is that the banjo player's Porsche?"
The banjo, like the bagpipes, is an instrument originally created and given as a joke. Unfortunately, in both cases, the recipients missed the humor, and thought it was a serious thing. We are paying for that to this day.
I've been to 2 Petersens Christmas concerts this year and watching Ellen Haygood play "Carol of the Bells" makes banjo a whole different thing.
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