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.
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
The French frigate L'Hermione from 1780, sailing in line astern the modern Aquitaine class frigate, Provence, 2015
Great juxtaposition.
ReplyDeleteLaunched in 2015 and required a massive rebuild by 2021. Wooden ships, while beaitiful, aren't a cheap game.
yeah, replica, not original.
ReplyDeleteC'mon. Still...
DeleteTHAT is a frameable image.
ReplyDeletePast, Present and Towards The Future.