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.
Monday, August 18, 2025
Borghi Medievali - Erice, (Trapani) Sicilia, Italia. Imagine the care and planning that went into building that road.
When I lived in Dansenberg, Germany in '66-67, the Germans put in a sewer line under a cobblestone street. Rebuilding the cobblestone pavement was interesting to watch.
the biggest stones are 12 inches thick
ReplyDeleteCould be a lot of Centurions hob nail sandals tromped down those stones.
ReplyDeletebuilt 1000s of years ago compared to any street in any county USA....
DeleteWe used to fly out of Trapani. Its a long damn walk up that hill, I tell you.
ReplyDeleteSo, not a 'my cousin Vinny' kind of a job.
ReplyDeleteWhen I lived in Dansenberg, Germany in '66-67, the Germans put in a sewer line under a cobblestone street. Rebuilding the cobblestone pavement was interesting to watch.
ReplyDeleteNot to mention the cat o' nine tails actions when the slaves got lazy doing it!
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