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.
Saturday, August 9, 2025
Still Life with Oranges (1863) by Rafael Romero Barros
Nothing in the whole wide world tastes better than an orange picked yourself off a tree in California.
ReplyDeleteYeah. Eat it soon as possible, every minute counts.
DeleteSouth African oranges are the best.
DeleteI can almost smell the painting.
ReplyDeleteWhat would the two liquids be?
ReplyDeleteLooks to be vinegar and honey.
DeleteWonderful painting.
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