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.
I have a fondness for Citroens (mad I may be) and I'd have the 2CV over the Veron any day. A good 2CV is out of my reach nowadays but they are practical, cool and cheap to own. An English car mag supercharged one back in the 70 - 80's and it was quite fast. Then it caught fire.
Well....they're French!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great comparison!
ReplyDeleteI'll bet the insurance premium on the Bugatti would buy the Citroen.
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I'd like to see "Octane" magazine do a comparison. Steve_in_Ottawa
DeleteWhich one's faster?
ReplyDeleteThe lower one, by more than 200 mph.
DeleteThe Deux Chevaux joke is that more pregnancies came about in its rear seat than any other Frog car.
ReplyDeleteWhich ones' uglier?
ReplyDeleteYes.
DeleteI have a fondness for Citroens (mad I may be) and I'd have the 2CV over the Veron any day. A good 2CV is out of my reach nowadays but they are practical, cool and cheap to own. An English car mag supercharged one back in the 70 - 80's and it was quite fast. Then it caught fire.
ReplyDeleteThere is a deeper lesson in that story but it escapes me this early in the morning.
DeleteSounds like Top Gear, or alcohol. Or both.
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