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 was there, 1977. Started in the Lowenbrau tent. Drank 7 of them liters in the course of the day.
ReplyDeleteI was there in 72
Deleteyup, was there in 76 and again in 78 and they had a smaller version in West Berlin every year too.
DeleteHow many tons of beer gets consumed in a day?
ReplyDeletehave to say it; frauleins are getting sloshed!
ReplyDeleteOne fräulein several frau
ReplyDeleteBrings back fond memories of when I was stationed there, 77-79. Danke.
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